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Biselenaria

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae

Taxonomy
Biselenaria is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hincksinidae by Bassler (1953); to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cupuladriidae by Bock (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Biselenaria Bassler p. G160
2002Biselenaria Sepkoski
2006Biselenaria Bock

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderMembraniporinaOrtmann 1890
superfamilyMembraniporoideaBusk 1852
familyMembraniporidaeBusk 1854
genusBiselenaria

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: intermediate Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2008-02-26 05:45:57
Modified: 2008-02-27 07:16:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 41.30000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) B. offa (42636 42644)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) B. offa (42658)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) B. placentula (112586)