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Discocavea

Stenolaemata - Tubuliporata - Lichenoporidae

Taxonomy
Lichenopora (Discocavea) was named by d'Orbigny (1853).

It was reranked as Discocavea by Håkansson et al. (2024).

It was assigned to Lichenopora by d'Orbigny (1853), Bassler (1953); and to Lichenoporidae by Håkansson et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Lichenopora (Discocavea) d'Orbigny
1953Lichenopora (Discocavea) Bassler p. G74
2024Discocavea Håkansson et al. p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderTubuliporata
suborderRectangulataWaters 1887
familyLichenoporidaeSmitt 1867
genusDiscocavea(d'Orbigny 1853)

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. †Discocavea d'Orbigny 1853
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: intermediate Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-02-27 03:04:45
Modified: 2008-02-27 05:04:45
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Australia (Western Australia) D. sp. (235528 235530)