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Girtypora symmetrica

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomida - Girtyporidae

Taxonomy
Girtypora symmetrica was named by Liu (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tumenling, Wuchang County, which is in a Wordian/Capitanian marine horizon in the Tumenling Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Girtypora symmetrica Liu p. 253 figs. Pl 111, figs 8,9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
superorderPalaeostomataMa et al. 2014
orderCryptostomida(Vine 1884)
suborderTimanodictyinaMorozova 1966
familyGirtyporidae
genusGirtypora
speciessymmetrica

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:11:14
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:19:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51China (Heilongjiang) Girtypora symmetrica (type locality: 111166)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Nei Mongol) Girtypora symmetrica (109616)