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Stictopora nitidula

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Rhinidictyidae

Taxonomy
Ptilodictya nitidula was named by Billings (1866).

It was recombined as Rhinidictya nitidula by Twenhofel (1928); it was recombined as Stictopora nitidula by Ross (1961).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. neglecta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Ptilodictya nitidula Billings p. 9
1928Rhinidictya nitidula Twenhofel p. 165
1961Stictopora nitidula Ross

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCryptostomataVine 1884
suborderPtilodictyina
familyRhinidictyidae(Ulrich 1878)
genusStictoporaHall 1847
speciesnitidula(Billings 1866)

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.

†Stictopora nitidula Billings 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:11:14
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:19:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Kiessling 2004, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: Richmondian or 449.60000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) Rhinidictya nitidula (63675)