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Alternifenestella vagrantia

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Fenestellidae

Taxonomy
Alternifenestella vagrantia was named by Gilmour and Snyder (2000). Its type specimen is USNM 499261 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Mission Argellite, which is in the Wordian of limestone/siltstone the Mission Argillite Formation Washington.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Alternifenestella vagrantia Gilmour and Snyder p. 558 figs. 8.1-8.7, 9.1-9.9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCryptostomataVine 1884
suborderFenestelloidea
suborderFenestellinaAstrova and Morozova 1956
familyFenestellidae
subfamilyFenestellinaeKing 1849
genusAlternifenestella
speciesvagrantia

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.

Alternifenestella vagrantia Gilmour and Snyder 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-02-27 02:34:38
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:34:38
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Washington) Alternifenestella vagrantia (type locality: 8523)