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Pachydictya bifurcata

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Rhinidictyidae

Taxonomy
Pachydictya bifurcata was named by Hall (1883).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. foliata, P. miranda, P. senilis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Pachydictya bifurcata Hall

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCryptostomataVine 1884
suborderPtilodictyina
familyRhinidictyidae(Ulrich 1878)
genusPachydictyaUlrich 1882
speciesbifurcataHall 1883

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.

†Pachydictya bifurcata Hall 1883
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Kiessling 2004, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Vormsi to the top of the Ludlow or 449.90000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Estonia (Hiiumaa) Pachydictya bifurcata (153965)
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Estonia (Läänemaa) Pachydictya bifurcata (105065)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Sweden Pachydictya bifurcata (164285)
Porkuni445.2 - 443.1Estonia Pachydictya bifurcata (167591)
Llandovery - Ludlow443.1 - 422.7USA (Ohio) Pachydictya bifurcata (167608)