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Aetea

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Aeteidae

Taxonomy
Aetea is a genus. It is extant. It is the type genus of Aeteidae.

It was assigned to Aeteidae by Bassler (1953); and to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Aetea Bassler p. G154
2002Aetea Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderAnascaLevinsen 1909
InovicellataJullien 1888
familyAeteidaeSmitt 1867
genusAetea

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: intermediate Mg calciteo
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2007-09-18 02:46:35
Modified: 2008-02-27 09:01:45
Source: o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Greece (Rhodes) A. sica (122994)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy A. sp. (146291 146292)