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Dakaria

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Schizoporellidae

Taxonomy
Dakaria is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Schizoporellae by Canu and Bassler (1935); to Schizoporellidae by Bassler (1953); and to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Dakaria Canu and Bassler
1953Dakaria Bassler p. G200
2002Dakaria Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
superfamilySchizoporelloideaJullien 1883
familySchizoporellidaeJullien 1883
genusDakaria

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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Dakaria crassilabia El Hajjaji 1987
Dakaria crassocirca Canu and Bassler 1935
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: intermediate Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2008-02-26 05:55:22
Modified: 2008-02-27 08:39:56
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Zanclean or 28.10000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) D. crassocirca (174142)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Spain Watersipora crassilabia (177486)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) D. crassocirca (166810)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) D. crassocirca (166744)