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Schizotheca fissa

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Phidoloporidae

Taxonomy
Lepralia fissa was named by Busk (1856). It is extant.

It was recombined as Schizotheca fissa by Zabala and Maluquer (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Lepralia fissa Busk
1988Schizotheca fissa Zabala and Maluquer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
superfamilyCelleporoideaJohnston 1838
familyPhidoloporidaeGabb and Horn 1862
genusSchizotheca
speciesfissa(Busk 1856)

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 05:52:04
Modified: 2008-02-27 08:35:35
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Gelasian or 11.62000 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Czech Republic Schizotheca fissa (178893 178894 178895 178896 178897 178898 178899 178901 178902)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Spain Schizotheca fissa (177481 177485 177486)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Schizotheca fissa (69864 70785)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco Schizotheca fissa (34724)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Spain Schizotheca fissa (177489 177490 177491)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Greece Schizotheca fissa (71243)