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Aechmella ambigua

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Onychocellidae

Taxonomy
Membranipora ambigua was named by MacGillivray (1895).

It was recombined as Aechmella ambigua by Canu and Bassler (1920).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Membranipora ambigua MacGillivray
1920Aechmella ambigua Canu and Bassler

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderFlustrina(Smitt 1868)
superfamilyMicroporoideaGray 1848
familyOnychocellidaeJullien 1882
genusAechmellaCanu and Bassler 1917
speciesambigua(MacGillivray 1895)

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.

Aechmella ambigua MacGillivray 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2008-02-26 05:49:32
Modified: 2008-02-26 07:49:32
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Miocene or 89.80000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Algeria Membranipora ambigua (71826)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Aechmella ambigua (173510)
Miocene - Oligocene23.04 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Aechmella ambigua (173517 173519 173520 173522)