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Escharina masoni

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Escharinidae

Taxonomy
Escharina masoni was named by Brown (1952). Its type specimen is D. 36760 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tarakohe Quarry, which is in an Oligocene marine marl in New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Escharina masoni Brown p. 231 fig. 166

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
familyEscharinidaeTilbrook 2006
genusEscharina
speciesmasoni

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.

Escharina masoni Brown 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: intermediate Mg calciteo
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2007-09-18 02:46:35
Modified: 2008-02-27 09:01:45
Source: o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03New Zealand (North-West Nelson) Escharina masoni (type locality: 173837)