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Retevirgula acuta

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Calloporidae

Taxonomy
Membranipora acuta was named by Hincks (1885). It is extant.

It was recombined as Retevirgula acuta by Brown (1952).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Membranipora acuta Hincks p. 249
1952Retevirgula acuta Brown

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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
familyCalloporidaeNorman 1903
genusRetevirgulaBrown 1948
speciesacuta(Hincks 1885)

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.

Retevirgula acuta Hincks 1885
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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: 2007-09-18 02:53:00
Modified: 2008-02-27 03:56:25
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: Castlecliffian or 1.63000 to 0.34000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Castlecliffian1.63 - 0.34New Zealand Retevirgula acuta (173734)