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Huxleya

Gymnolaemata - Ctenostomata

Taxonomy
Huxleya was named by Dyster (1858). It is extant.

It was assigned to Savignyellidae by Bassler (1953); and to Ctenostomata by Gordon (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Huxleya Dyster
1953Huxleya Bassler p. G225
2012Huxleya Gordon

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCtenostomataBusk 1852
genusHuxleyaDyster 1858

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.

G. Huxleya Dyster 1858
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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, Kiessling 2004, Smith et al. 2006
Collections
No collection or age range data are available