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Eisenackiella thanetensis

Hydrozoa - Hydroida

Taxonomy
Eisenackiella thanetensis was named by Taylor (1988). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Thanet, Kent, which is in a Santonian marine chalk in the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Eisenackiella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Eisenackiella thanetensis Taylor p. 172

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classHydrozoaOwen 1843
RankNameAuthor
orderHydroidaJohnston 1836
suborderThecataFleming 1828
genusEisenackiella
speciesthanetensis

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: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-11 21:49:02
Modified: 2009-05-11 23:49:02
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Santonian or 86.30000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian86.3 - 83.6United Kingdom Eisenackiella thanetensis (type locality: 90763)