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Chaperia acanthina

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Chaperiidae

Taxonomy
Flustra acanthina was named by Lamouroux (1824). It is extant.

It was recombined as Chaperia acanthina by Waters (1898).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Flustra acanthina Lamouroux
1898Chaperia acanthina Waters

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderFlustrina(Smitt 1868)
superfamilyCalloporoideaNorman 1903
familyChaperiidaeJullien 1888
genusChaperiaJullien 1881
speciesacanthina(Lamouroux 1824)

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.

Chaperia acanthina Lamouroux 1824
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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: 2008-02-26 05:05:29
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:18:03
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Oligocene to the top of the Castlecliffian or 33.90000 to 0.34000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Chaperia acanthina (173521)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58New Zealand Chaperia acanthina (173737 173739 173740)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117New Zealand Chaperia acanthina (173728)
Castlecliffian1.63 - 0.34New Zealand Chaperia acanthina (173734)