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Acanthotrypa

Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Trematoporidae

Taxonomy
Acanthotrypa is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Trematoporidae by Bassler (1953); and to Trepostomida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Acanthotrypa Bassler p. G113
2002Acanthotrypa Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderTrepostomataUlrich 1882
familyTrematoporidaeMiller 1889
genusAcanthotrypa

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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available