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Pachydictya sheldonensis

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Rhinidictyidae

Taxonomy

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Pachydictya sheldonensis Ross

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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
speciessheldonensis

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

Age range: base of the Chazyan to the top of the Blackriveran or 471.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Pachydictya sheldonensis (172625 172638 172699 172728 172756)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Pachydictya sheldonensis (172639 172640 172691 172723)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Pachydictya sheldonensis (80713)