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Flustra

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Flustridae

Taxonomy
Flustra is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Flustridae.

It was assigned to Flustridae by Bassler (1953); and to Trepostomida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Flustra Bassler p. G158
2002Flustra Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderFlustrina(Smitt 1868)
superfamilyFlustroideaFleming 1828
familyFlustridaeFleming 1828
genusFlustra

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.

G. †Flustra
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Flustra elegans Münster 1841
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: intermediate Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2008-02-26 05:17:20
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:36:31
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Lujanian or 235.00000 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy F. elegans (137429)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) F. sp. (40512)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina F. sp. (204208)