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Flustra
Discussion
WoRMS claims still extant (and consistent with authority)
Taxonomy
Flustra was named by Linnaeus (1761) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Flustridae.
It was assigned to Flustridae by Bassler (1953); and to Trepostomida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Flustridae by Bassler (1953); and to Trepostomida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
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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.
G. Flustra Linnaeus 1761
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†Flustra elegans Münster 1841
Invalid names: Eschara Linnaeus 1758 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Julian to the top of the Lujanian or 237.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 233.6 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 233.6 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Julian | Italy | F. elegans (137429) | |
| Early/Lower Campanian | France | Eschara sp. (59776) | |
| Bartonian | Egypt | Eschara sp. (97545) | |
| Bartonian | United Kingdom (England) | F. sp. (40512) | |
| Chattian | Germany | Eschara fissimargo, Eschara whitei (46102) | |
| Lujanian | Argentina | F. sp. (204208) |