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Graptodictya elegantula

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Escharoporidae

Taxonomy
Stictopora elegantula was named by Hall (1847).

It was recombined as Graptodictya elegantula by Phillips (1960).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. boreni, G. dendroidea, G. minuta, G. provia, G. simplex, G. laghdadensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Stictopora elegantula Hall p. 75 figs. pl. 26, figs 4a,c
1960Graptodictya elegantula Phillips p. 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCryptostomataVine 1884
suborderPtilodictyina
familyEscharoporidaeKarklins 1983
genusGraptodictyaUlrich 1882
specieselegantula(Hall 1847)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:11:14
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:19:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Blackriveran or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Graptodictya elegantula (80713)