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Petaloconchus varians

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata

Taxonomy
Petaloconchus varians was named by d'Orbigny (1839).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Petaloconchus varians d'Orbigny p. 217

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
genusPetaloconchus
speciesvariansd'Orbigny 1839

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.

Petaloconchus varians d'Orbigny 1839
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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 Rupelian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 33.90000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Petaloconchus varians (205615)
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44USA (Florida) Petaloconchus varians (60985)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela Petaloconchus varians (92751)