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Membranipora pegma

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae

Taxonomy
Membranipora pegma was named by Brown (1958). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MGSV, 52996. Its type locality is Wataepoolan limestone, which is in a Miocene/Oligocene marine limestone in Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Membranipora pegma Brown p. 34 figs. 7, 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderMembraniporinaOrtmann 1890
superfamilyMembraniporoideaBusk 1852
familyMembraniporidaeBusk 1854
genusMembraniporaBlainville 1834
speciespegma

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.

Membranipora pegma Brown 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: low Mg calciteg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2007-10-01 02:55:19
Modified: 2008-02-27 14:52:27
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Miocene to the top of the Oligocene or 23.04000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Oligocene23.04 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Membranipora pegma (type locality: 173504)