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Mesotrypa milleporacea ✝
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Rank | species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Monticuliporidae : Mesotrypa : Mesotrypa milleporacea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomata : Mesotrypidae : Mesotrypa : Mesotrypa milleporacea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Generic Name | Mesotrypa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Mesotrypa milleporacea Bassler, 1911 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 466 - 456 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Stenolaemata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Stenolaemata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Stenolaemata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Stenolaemata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. S. Bassler. 1911. The early Paleozoic Bryozoa of the Baltic Provinces. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 77:1-375 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Mesotrypa milleporacea milleporacea subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesotrypa milleporacea parva subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesotrypa milleporacea milleporacea variety | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Mesotrypa milleporacea parva ✝ variety | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1911 | Mesotrypa milleporacea Bassler |
References
Bassler R. S. (1911) The early Paleozoic Bryozoa of the Baltic Provinces, Bulletin of the United States National Museum 77, 1-375 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!