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Araxopora affinispinata

Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Araxoporidae

Taxonomy
Araxopora affinispinata was named by Xia (1985). Its type specimen is NIGP 90175 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shilin stone forest ADL494, Lunan, which is in a Wordian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Maokou Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Araxopora affinispinata Xia p. 382 figs. Pl 3, figs 5-12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
superorderPalaeostomataMa et al. 2014
orderTrepostomida(Ulrich 1882)
familyAraxoporidae
genusAraxopora
speciesaffinispinata

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, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Yunnan) Araxopora affinispinata (type locality: 120835)