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Aimulosia

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Buffonellodidae

Taxonomy
Aimulosia is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Hippoporinidae by Bassler (1953); to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Buffonellodidae by Bock (2006).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Aimulosia Bassler p. G203
2002Aimulosia Sepkoski
2006Aimulosia Bock

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
familyBuffonellodidaeGordon and d'Hondt 1997
genusAimulosia

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 Eocene to the top of the Calabrian or 55.80000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Alabama) A. clavula (87834)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas del Toro) A. palliolata (79982)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica A. brevispina (58522)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) A. palliolata (79845)