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Ascopora magna

Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Rhabdomesidae

Taxonomy
Ascopora magna was named by Sakagami (1968). Its type specimen is Khao Phrik-3-3 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Khao Phrik, Locality 3, Rat Buri, which is in a Wordian offshore shelf limestone/limestone in the Rat Buri Formation of Thailand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Ascopora magna Sakagami p. 57 figs. Pl 11, figs 1-4
1971Ascopora magna Sakagami p. 142 figs. Pl 24, fig 3; pl 26, figs 2,3
1987Ascopora magna Liu and Wang p. 15 figs. Pl 5, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderRhabdomesidaVine 1883
familyRhabdomesidaeVine 1883
genusAscopora
speciesmagna

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.

Ascopora magna Sakagami 1968
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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, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Wordian or 272.30000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Thailand Ascopora magna (117160)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Thailand (Ratchaburi) Ascopora magna (type locality: 116879)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Xizang) Ascopora magna (112647)