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Melicerita angustiloba

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Cellariidae

Taxonomy
Melicerita angustiloba was named by Tenison-Woods (1862). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Melicerita angustiloba Tenison-Woods

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
superfamilyCellarioideaFleming 1828
familyCellariidaeHincks 1880
genusMeliceritaEllis and Solander 1786
speciesangustilobaTenison-Woods 1862

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.

Melicerita angustiloba Tenison-Woods 1862
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2008-02-26 04:56:20
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:16:48
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Runangan to the top of the Zanclean or 36.00000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Runangan36.0 - 34.3New Zealand Melicerita angustiloba (173838)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03New Zealand (North-West Nelson) Melicerita angustiloba (173837)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Melicerita angustiloba (173508 173510 173512 173521)
Miocene - Oligocene23.03 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) Melicerita angustiloba (173516 173517 173518 173519 173520 173522)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) Melicerita angustiloba (166365)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Melicerita angustiloba (166810)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Melicerita angustiloba (166744)