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Cassianopora hei

Stenolaemata - Cystoporata - Fistuliporidae

Taxonomy
Cassianopora hei was named by Xia (1999). Its type specimen is NIGP 86099 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is ADL754, Shulaohe section, bed 15, which is in a Lacian marine siltstone in the Songgui Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Cassianopora hei Xia p. 11 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-6; pl 2, figs 1-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCystoporataAstrova 1964
suborderFistuliporina(Astrova 1964)
familyFistuliporidaeUlrich 1882
genusCassianopora
specieshei

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.

†Cassianopora hei Xia 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-02-27 02:35:40
Modified: 2009-04-13 13:05:27
Source: f = family, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: Lacian or 221.50000 to 215.56000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian221.5 - 215.56China (Yunnan) Cassianopora hei (type locality: 33098)