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Polypora commutabilis

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae

Taxonomy
Polypora commutabilis was named by Morozova (1986). Its type specimen is PIN 3947/88 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chetvertaya creek, Savina river, outcrop 14015-1, Novaya Zemlya, which is in a Roadian marine horizon in the Savinskaya Formation of the Russian Federation.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Polypora commutabilis Morozova p. 110 figs. Pl 42, fig 2

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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
familyAcanthocladiidaeZittel 1880
genusPolypora
speciescommutabilis

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.

Polypora commutabilis Morozova 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:11:14
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:19:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Roadian or 272.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation Polypora commutabilis (type locality: 95274 113509 113547)