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Discoporella umbellata

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae

Taxonomy
Lunulites umbellata was named by Defrance (1823). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Discoporella.

It was recombined as Discoporella umbellata by Scolaro (1970).

Subspecies

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Lunulites umbellata Defrance p. 361 figs. pl. 47, figs. 1, 1a, b
1859Cupularia lowei Busk
1923Cupularia robertsoniae Canu and Bassler p. 82 figs. pl. 34, figs. 5, 7
1970Discoporella umbellata Scolaro p. 96

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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
genusDiscoporellad'Orbigny 1852
speciesumbellata(Defrance 1823)

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.

Discoporella umbellata Defrance 1823
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Invalid names: Cupularia lowei Busk 1859 [synonym], Cupularia robertsoniae Canu and Bassler 1923 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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