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Ramphonotus minax

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Calloporidae

Taxonomy
Membranipora minax was named by Busk (1860). It is extant.

It was recombined as Ramphonotus minax by Moissette and Spjeldnaes (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Membranipora minax Busk
1995Ramphonotus minax Moissette and Spjeldnaes

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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
genusRamphonotus
speciesminax(Busk 1860)

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: 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: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Pliocene or 11.63000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Spain Ramphonotus minax (177482)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Spain Ramphonotus minax (177490 177491)