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Membranipora tenuis

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae

Taxonomy
Membranipora tenuis was named by Desor (1848). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Membranipora tenuis Desor

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderMembraniporinaOrtmann 1890
superfamilyMembraniporoideaBusk 1852
familyMembraniporidaeBusk 1854
genusMembraniporaBlainville 1834
speciestenuisDesor 1848

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: aragoniteg
Composition 2: low Mg calciteg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2007-10-01 02:55:19
Modified: 2008-02-27 08:52:27
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

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

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Membranipora tenuis (57702 57703 57704 57705)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Membranipora tenuis (219029)