Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Tholopora australis

Stenolaemata - Tubuliporata - Cerioporidae

Taxonomy
Tholopora australis was named by Taylor and Gordon (2007). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CH/f319 - Kahuitara Tuff, Kahuitara Point, which is in a Piripauan transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone in the Kahuitara Tuff Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Tholopora australis Taylor and Gordon

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderTubuliporata
suborderCerioporinavon Hagenow 1851
familyCerioporidaeBusk 1859
genusTholoporaGregory 1909
speciesaustralis

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.

†Tholopora australis Taylor and Gordon 2007
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:05:29
Modified: 2007-09-18 04:05:29
Source: o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Piripauan or 86.10000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piripauan86.1 - 83.6New Zealand Tholopora australis (type locality: 63092)