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Acanthionella

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Celleporidae

Taxonomy
Acanthionella was named by Canu and Bassler (1917).

It was assigned to Celleporidae by Bassler (1953).

Species lacking formal opinion data
A. oecioporosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Acanthionella Canu and Bassler
1953Acanthionella Bassler p. G220

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
superfamilyCelleporoideaJohnston 1838
familyCelleporidaeBusk 1852
genusAcanthionellaCanu and Bassler 1917

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.

G. †Acanthionella Canu and Bassler 1917
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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 04:59:42
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:17:19
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Paleocene to the top of the Priabonian or 66.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) A. simplex (84051)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) A. oecioporosa (88091)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) A. oecioporosa (84174)