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Tetraplaria simata

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Tetraplariidae

Taxonomy
Tetraplaria simata was named by Cheetham (1972). It is not extant. Its type specimen is USNM 169276. Its type locality is Sample 1, station 24686, collected by Y. Kendo 1967, which is in a Priabonian slope limestone/limestone in Tonga.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Tetraplaria simata Cheetham p. E19 figs. 7, 1,4,5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
infraorderAscophorina(Levinsen 1909)
familyTetraplariidaeHarmer 1957
genusTetraplariaTenison-Woods 1879
speciessimata

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.

Tetraplaria simata Cheetham 1972
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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: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Priabonian or 38.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Tonga (Eua) Tetraplaria simata (type locality: 166841 166842)