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Dyscritellopsis thaynesianus

Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Stenoporidae

Taxonomy
Dyscritellopsis thaynesianus was named by Schäfer et al. (2003). Its type specimen is 38b-13(N28) and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Death Creek Valley, Nevada, which is in a Smithian/Spathian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Thaynes Limestone Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Dyscritellopsis thaynesianus Schäfer et al. p. 328 figs. Pl 1, 2; text-figs 5-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
superorderPalaeostomataMa et al. 2014
orderTrepostomida(Ulrich 1882)
suborderAmplexoporinaAstrova 1965
familyStenoporidae
genusDyscritellopsis
speciesthaynesianus

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.

Dyscritellopsis thaynesianus Schäfer et al. 2003
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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, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Smithian to the top of the Spathian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian - Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Nevada) Dyscritellopsis thaynesianus (type locality: 35168)