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Selenaria maculata

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Selenariidae

Taxonomy
Lunulites maculata was named by Busk (1852). It is extant.

It was recombined as Selenaria maculata by Busk (1854).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Lunulites maculata Busk
1854Selenaria maculata Busk

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderFlustrina(Smitt 1868)
superfamilyLunulitoideaLagaaij 1952
familySelenariidaeBusk 1854
genusSelenariaBusk 1854
speciesmaculata(Busk 1852)

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: intermediate Mg calciteo
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2007-09-18 02:46:35
Modified: 2008-02-27 09:01:45
Source: o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Cenozoic to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 66.00000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenozoic66.0 - 0.0Australia (Victoria) Selenaria maculata (174184 174185 174186)
Miocene - Oligocene23.04 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Selenaria maculata (173517 173518 173519)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) Selenaria maculata (174191 174192 174194 174198)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Selenaria maculata (174189 174190)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Selenaria maculata (166744)