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Romancheina

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Romancheinidae

Taxonomy
Romancheina is a genus. It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Romancheina Bassler p. G207
2002Romancheina Sepkoski
2006Romancheina Bock

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderFlustrina(Smitt 1868)
infraorderUmbonulomorphaGordon 1989
superfamilyLepralielloideaVigneaux 1949
familyRomancheinidaeJullien 1888
genusRomancheina

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 calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2008-02-27 06:39:18
Modified: 2008-02-27 08:39:18
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Bock 2006, Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Antarctica R. sp. (41576)