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Meekopora opima

Stenolaemata - Cystoporida - Hexagonellidae

Taxonomy
Meekopora opima was named by Moore and Dudley (1944).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Meekopora opima Moore and Dudley
2004Meekopora opima Sakagami p. 66 fig. 7.1,7.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
superorderPalaeostomataMa et al. 2014
orderCystoporida(Astrova 1964)
suborderHexagonellinaMorozova 1970
familyHexagonellidaeCrockford 1947
genusMeekopora
speciesopimaMoore and Dudley 1944

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.

Meekopora opima Moore and Dudley 1944
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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: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Asselian or 298.90000 to 293.52000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Peru Meekopora opima (117119)