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Stolonifera

Gymnolaemata - Ctenostomata

Taxonomy
Stolonifera was named by Ehlers (1876) [Not Stolonifera Thompson & Simpson 1909, a homonym order/suborder of pipe corals]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ctenostomata by Bassler (1953).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Stolonifera Ehlers
1953Stolonifera Bassler p. G35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCtenostomataBusk 1852
suborderStoloniferaEhlers 1876
suborderStoloniferaEhlers 1876

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.

Subor. Stolonifera Ehlers 1876
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Fm. Buskiidae Hincks 1880
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Fm. Immergentiidae Silén 1946
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Fm. Penetrantiidae Silen 1946
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: aragonitec
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:38:08
Modified: 2010-02-11 02:11:32
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Pliocene or 59.24000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian - Ypresian59.24 - 48.07New Zealand (Chatham Island) Immergentia sp. (7221)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Belgium Penetrantia concharum (80674)