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Acanthodesia

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae

Taxonomy
Acanthodesia was named by Canu and Bassler (1919) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1260]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Biflustra by Gordon (2012).

It was assigned to Membraniporidae by Brown (1952); to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Membraniporidae by Canu and Bassler (1935), Bassler (1953), Bock (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Acanthodesia Canu and Bassler
1935Acanthodesia Canu and Bassler
1952Acanthodesia Brown
1953Acanthodesia Bassler p. G155
2002Acanthodesia Sepkoski
2006Acanthodesia Bock

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderMembraniporinaOrtmann 1890
superfamilyMembraniporoideaBusk 1852
familyMembraniporidaeBusk 1854
genusAcanthodesiaCanu and Bassler 1919

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. Acanthodesia Canu and Bassler 1919
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Acanthodesia bifossata Brown 1952
Acanthodesia quadrilatera Canu and Bassler 1935
Acanthodesia regularis Canu and Bassler 1935
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: intermediate Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2008-02-26 05:45:57
Modified: 2008-02-27 07:16:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 33.90000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Alabama) A. savartii (90528 90564)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04New Zealand (North-West Nelson) A. bifossata (173837)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) A. quadrilatera (174151) A. regularis (174154)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (New Jersey) A. savarti (59720 59738 59741 59742)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) A. quadrilatera (174139)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) A. simplex (166365)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago A. savartii (74956)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico A. commensale (146275)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) A. oblongula, A. savartii (48886)