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Polycylindricus

Stenolaemata - Trepostomata

Taxonomy
Polycylindricus was named by Boardman (1960) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl D Give-l Sepkoski's reference number: 544,1034,1241]. It is not extant. Its type is Polycylindricus asphinctus.

It was assigned to Trepostomata by Boardman (1960); and to Trepostomida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. asphinctus (type species), P. clausus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Polycylindricus Boardman p. 51
2002Polycylindricus Sepkoski

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

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. †Polycylindricus Boardman 1960
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Polycylindricus asphinctus Boardman 1960
Polycylindricus clausus Boardman 1960
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. S. Boardman 1960Dichotomously branching zoaria with
additional small perpendicular secondary branches; zooecia parallel to length of branches and extremely long in neanic zone, progressively compressed away from the center of the branch, in some species zooecia completely constricted and walls coalesce to form a thick-walled cylinder separating neanic and ephebic zones; zooecia in any one zoarium either long and continuous from neanic to ephebic zones or short and limited to ephebic zone; ephebic zones narrow with few diaphragms; zooecial walls leptotrypellid; acan- thopores common, extremely large in diameter, project well beyond surfaces of zoaria; mesopores rare.
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available