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Chaperia cristata

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Chaperiidae

Taxonomy
Amphiblestrum cristatum was named by Busk (1884). It is extant.

It was recombined as Chaperia cristata by Brown (1952).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Amphiblestrum cristatum Busk p. 65
1952Chaperia cristata 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
familyChaperiidaeJullien 1888
genusChaperiaJullien 1881
speciescristata(Busk 1884)

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 calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2008-02-26 05:05:29
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:18:03
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Altonian or 18.70000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Chaperia cristata (173830)