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Valdemunitella

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Calloporidae

Taxonomy
Valdemunitella was named by Canu (1900). It is extant.

It was assigned to Membraniporidae by Brown (1952); and to Calloporidae by Bassler (1953), Lee et al. (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Valdemunitella Canu
1952Valdemunitella Brown
1953Valdemunitella Bassler p. G166
1997Valdemunitella Lee et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderFlustrina(Smitt 1868)
superfamilyCalloporoideaNorman 1903
familyCalloporidaeNorman 1903
genusValdemunitellaCanu 1900

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.

G. Valdemunitella Canu 1900
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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: 2007-09-18 02:53:00
Modified: 2008-02-27 03:56:25
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Runangan to the top of the Pliocene or 36.70000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 34.6 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9New Zealand (North Otago) V. sp. (172815)
Runangan36.7 - 34.6New Zealand V. pyrula (173838)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04New Zealand (North-West Nelson) V. pyrula (173837)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand V. pyrula (173830)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58New Zealand V. valdemunita (173737)