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Electra monostachys

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Electridae

Taxonomy
Membranipora monostachys was named by Busk (1854). It is extant.

It was recombined as Electra monostachys by El Hajjaji (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Membranipora monostachys Busk
1992Electra monostachys El Hajjaji

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderMembraniporinaOrtmann 1890
superfamilyMembraniporoideaBusk 1852
familyElectridaeD'Orbigny 1851
genusElectraLamouroux 1816
speciesmonostachys(Busk 1854)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: intermediate Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2008-02-26 05:13:31
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:32:33
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.62000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Spain Electra monostachys (177486)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco Electra monostachys (34723)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Spain Electra monostachys (177491)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Electra monostachys (57702 57703 57704 57705)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) Electra monostachys (48886 66720)