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Acanthodesia bifossata

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae

Taxonomy
Acanthodesia bifossata was named by Brown (1952). Its type specimen is D. 36536 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tarakohe Quarry, which is in an Oligocene marine marl in New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Acanthodesia bifossata Brown p. 53 fig. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderMembraniporinaOrtmann 1890
superfamilyMembraniporoideaBusk 1852
familyMembraniporidaeBusk 1854
genusAcanthodesia
speciesbifossata

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.

†Acanthodesia bifossata Brown 1952
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Diagnosis
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