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Goniocladia afghana

Stenolaemata - Cystoporida - Goniocladiidae

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Goniocladia afghana Termier and Termier p. 32 figs. Pl 16, figs 1-9
2013Goniocladia afghana Ernst and Gorgij p. 285 figs. 6K, 7A-H

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
superorderPalaeostomataMa et al. 2014
orderCystoporida(Astrova 1964)
familyGoniocladiidaeNikiforova 1938
genusGoniocladiaEtheridge 1876
speciesafghana

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.

Goniocladia afghana Termier and Termier 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
zooid diameter300.180

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: Kiessling 2004, Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Roadian or 293.52000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Iran Goniocladia afghana (144801 144802 144816 144821 144823 144831 144833)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Afghanistan Goniocladia afghana (88693 119240)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Afghanistan Goniocladia afghana (81459 119241)