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Constellaria polystomella

Stenolaemata - Cystoporata - Constellariidae

Taxonomy
Constellaria polystomella was named by Nicholson (1875).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Constellaria polystomella Nicholson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCystoporataAstrova 1964
suborderFistuliporoideaAstrova 1964
familyConstellariidaeUlrich 1896
genusConstellariaDana 1846
speciespolystomellaNicholson 1875

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.

Constellaria polystomella Nicholson 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalg
Diet: detritivoreg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-20 13:23:53
Modified: 2009-10-08 00:54:56
Source: g = genus, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Meyer et al. 2009, Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Ashgill to the top of the Richmondian or 449.50000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Constellaria polystomella (173014 173136)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) Constellaria polystomella (6907)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Tennessee) Constellaria polystomella (5393)