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Lunulites pseudocretacea

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Lunulitidae

Taxonomy
Lunulites pseudocretacea was named by Håkansson and Voigt (1996). Its type specimen is MGUH 23088 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Lunulites pseudocretacea Håkansson and Voigt p. 190 figs. 3A-E

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderFlustrina(Smitt 1868)
superfamilyMicroporoideaGray 1848
familyLunulitidaeLagaaij 1952
genusLunulitesLamarck 1816
speciespseudocretacea

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.

Lunulites pseudocretacea Håkansson and Voigt 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: intermediate Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2007-09-18 02:23:23
Modified: 2008-02-27 05:13:02
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Lunulites pseudocretacea (214390)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany (Schleswig-Holstein) Lunulites pseudocretacea (214389)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6United Kingdom Lunulites pseudocretacea (214391)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany Lunulites pseudocretacea (214395 214396)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0United Kingdom Lunulites pseudocretacea (214397)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Denmark Lunulites pseudocretacea (214392 214393 214394)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Denmark Lunulites pseudocretacea (67406 67412 67413 67421 67429)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium Lunulites pseudocretacea (214428)