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Smittina eagari

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Smittinidae

Taxonomy
Smittina eagari was named by Brown (1958). Its type specimen is MGSV, 53075 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wataepoolan limestone, which is in a Miocene/Oligocene marine limestone in Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Smittina eagari Brown p. 72 figs. 62, 63

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
RankNameAuthor
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
infraorderAscophorina(Levinsen 1909)
Lepraliomorpha(Gordon 1989)
superfamilySmittinoideaLevinsen 1909
familySmittinidaeLevinsen 1909
genusSmittinaNorman 1903
specieseagari

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.

Smittina eagari Brown 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2008-02-26 06:28:28
Modified: 2008-02-26 08:28:28
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 Miocene or 33.90000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Smittina eagari (173527)
Miocene - Oligocene23.03 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) Smittina eagari (type locality: 173504)