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Cauloramphus spiniferum

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Hincksinidae

Taxonomy
Flustra spinifera was named by Johnston (1832). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cauloramphus spiniferum by Kanakoff and Emerson (1959).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Flustra spinifera Johnston
1959Cauloramphus spiniferum Kanakoff and Emerson p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderAnascaLevinsen 1909
Malacostega(Levinsen 1902)
familyHincksinidaeCanu and Bassler 1927
genusCauloramphusNorman 1903
speciesspiniferum(Johnston 1832)

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: intermediate Mg calciteo
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2007-09-18 02:46:35
Modified: 2008-02-27 09:01:45
Source: o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Cauloramphus spiniferum (160361)