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Metastenodiscus kawhiae

Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Stenoporidae

Taxonomy
Stenodiscus kawhiae was named by Schäfer and Grant-Mackie (1994). Its type specimen is AU J38a-i and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ar12, Arawi coast, Kawhia (R15/8947), which is in a Warepan marine horizon in New Zealand.

It was recombined as Metastenodiscus kawhiae by Ernst et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Stenodiscus kawhiae Schäfer and Grant-Mackie p. 10 figs. 9-11
2016Metastenodiscus kawhiae Ernst et al. p. 736

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
superorderPalaeostomataMa et al. 2014
orderTrepostomida(Ulrich 1882)
suborderAmplexoporinaAstrova 1965
familyStenoporidae
genusMetastenodiscus
specieskawhiae()

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.

Metastenodiscus kawhiae Schäfer and Grant-Mackie 1994
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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: Kiessling 2004, Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Warepan or 217.00000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Warepan217.0 - 205.7New Zealand Stenodiscus kawhiae (type locality: 33082 136672)