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Arachnopusia gracilis

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Arachnopusiidae

Taxonomy
Arachnopusia gracilis was named by Gordon and Taylor (1999). Its type specimen is IGNS BZ 198 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pukekio, Chatham Island, which is in a Thanetian/Ypresian transition zone/lower shoreface conglomerate/conglomerate in the Red Bluff Tuff Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Arachnopusia gracilis Gordon and Taylor p. 35 fig. 93

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderFlustrina(Smitt 1868)
infraorderUmbonulomorphaGordon 1989
superfamilyArachnopusioideaJullien 1888
familyArachnopusiidaeJullien 1888
genusArachnopusiaJullien 1886
speciesgracilis

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.

Arachnopusia gracilis Gordon and Taylor 1999
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Diagnosis
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