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Margaretta amitabhae

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Margarettidae

Taxonomy
Margaretta amitabhae was named by Di Martino and Taylor (2015). Its type specimen is NHMUK PI BZ 6937 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is TF153 Bontang, which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian reef, buildup or bioherm carbonate/framestone in Indonesia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. buski, M. cereoides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Margaretta amitabhae Di Martino and Taylor p. 30 figs. Pl. 26, fig. 2a-c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
superfamilySchizoporelloideaJullien 1883
familyMargarettidaeHarmer 1957
genusMargaretta
speciesamitabhae

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.

†Margaretta amitabhae Di Martino and Taylor 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available