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Escharella elongata

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Romancheinidae

Taxonomy
Mucronella elongata was named by Canu and Bassler (1935). Its type specimen is U.S.N.M. no. 85806 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Escharella elongata by Brown (1958).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Mucronella elongata Canu and Bassler
1958Escharella elongata Brown

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderFlustrina(Smitt 1868)
infraorderUmbonulomorphaGordon 1989
superfamilyLepralielloideaVigneaux 1949
familyRomancheinidaeJullien 1888
genusEscharella
specieselongata()

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.

Escharella elongata Canu and Bassler 1935
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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: 2008-02-27 06:39:18
Modified: 2008-02-27 08:39:18
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Bock 2006, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Miocene or 27.30000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Escharella elongata (173508 173512 173521)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Mucronella elongata (174154)
Miocene - Oligocene23.04 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Escharella elongata (173502 173504 173506 173511)