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Hexites

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Arthrostylidae

Taxonomy
Hexites is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Arthrostylidae by Wyse Jackson (1996); and to Cryptostomata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
H. paradoxus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Hexites Wyse Jackson
2002Hexites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCryptostomataVine 1884
suborderRhabdomesinaAstrova and Morozova 1956
familyArthrostylidaeUlrich 1882
genusHexites

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. †Hexites
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†Hexites paradoxus Wyse Jackson 1996
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

Age range: base of the Tournaisian to the top of the Asbian or 358.86000 to 335.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Ireland H. sp. (76445)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) H. paradoxus (76523 76524)