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Charixa lhuydi

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Electridae

Taxonomy
Membranipora lhuydi was named by Pitt (1976). Its type specimen is BMNH D52494 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Little Coxwell Pit, Faringdon (Pitt collection), which is in an Aptian shoreface gravel in the Faringdon Sand Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Charixa lhuydi by Taylor (1986).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Membranipora lhuydi Pitt p. 65 figs. Pl 1, figs A-D
1986Charixa lhuydi Taylor p. 203 figs. 4-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderMembraniporinaOrtmann 1890
superfamilyMembraniporoideaBusk 1852
familyElectridaeD'Orbigny 1851
genusCharixa
specieslhuydi(Pitt 1976)

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.

Charixa lhuydi Pitt 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: intermediate Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2008-02-26 05:13:31
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:32:33
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Charixa lhuydi (212762 212763) Membranipora lhuydi (212761)