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Ptilodictya lanceolata

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Ptilodictyidae

Taxonomy
Flustra lanceolata was named by Goldfuss (1829). It is the type species of Ptilodictya.

It was recombined as Ptilodictya lanceolata by Bassler (1911) and Ernst and Nakrem (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. halli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Ptilodictya lanceolata Bassler
2012Ptilodictya lanceolata Ernst and Nakrem

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCryptostomataVine 1884
suborderPtilodictyina
familyPtilodictyidaeZittel 1880
genusPtilodictyaLonsdale 1839
specieslanceolata(Goldfuss 1829)

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.

†Ptilodictya lanceolata Goldfuss 1829
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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 Rhuddanian to the top of the Elton or 443.40000 to 421.30000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Norway Ptilodictya lanceolata (14322)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Ptilodictya lanceolata (206542 206543 206560)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Norway Ptilodictya lanceolata (14315)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (England) Ptilodictya lanceolata (49635)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Sweden Ptilodictya lanceolata (77409)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) Ptilodictya lanceolata (13591 13592 13594 13597 13598)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Norway Ptilodictya lanceolata (14313 14320)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Sweden (Gotland) Ptilodictya lanceolata (13599 13600)
Homerian - Gorstian430.5 - 425.6Sweden (Gotland) Ptilodictya lanceolata (13602)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Belarus Ptilodictya lanceolata (23658)
Ludlow - Elton427.4 - 421.3United Kingdom (Wales) Ptilodictya lanceolata (74760)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) Ptilodictya lanceolata (13616 13618 13619)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Belarus Ptilodictya lanceolata (23672)