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Escharina waiparaensis

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Escharinidae

Taxonomy
Escharina waiparaensis was named by Brown (1952). Its type specimen is D. 36757 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is North Canterbury, which is in an Altonian marine limestone in the Mt Brown "E" Limestone Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Escharina waiparaensis Brown p. 229 figs. 163-165

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
familyEscharinidaeTilbrook 2006
genusEscharina
specieswaiparaensis

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.

Escharina waiparaensis Brown 1952
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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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Altonian to the top of the Pliocene or 19.00000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Escharina waiparaensis (type locality: 173830)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588New Zealand Escharina waiparaensis (173740)