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Klaucena (Spira)

Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Rhomboporidae

Taxonomy
Spira was named as a genus. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Klaucena (Spira) by Boardman et al. (1983).

It was assigned to Klaucena by Boardman et al. (1983); and to Cryptostomata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Klaucena (Spira) Boardman et al. p. 578
2002Spira Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderRhabdomesidaVine 1883
familyRhomboporidaeSimpson 1895
genusKlaucena
subgenusSpira

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

Age range: Emsian or 407.60000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Spain Klaucena devonica (144340)
Emsian - Eifelian407.6 - 387.7Spain Klaucena devonica (144338)