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Constellaria islensis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8673264https://www.gbif.org/species/8673264
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)333230https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=333230
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Constellariidae : Constellaria : Constellaria islensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Constellaria : Constellaria islensis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
-Polyzoa
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCystoporidaAstrova 1964
suborderFistuliporinaAstrova 1964
genusConstellariaDana 1846
speciesConstellaria islensisRoss 1963
Generic NameConstellaria
Scientific NameConstellaria islensis Ross, 1963
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Constellaria islensisspeciesbelongs to Constellariastated with evidenceRoss, 1963
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance468 - 461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance466 - 458 Ma
Ordovician
Motilitystationary, attached, epibiont (based on Constellaria)
Visionblind (based on Stenolaemata)
Dietdetritivore (based on Constellaria)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Stenolaemata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)T. E. Bolton and R. J. Cuffey. 2005. Bryozoa of the Romaine and Mingan Formations (Lower and Middle Ordovician) of the Mingan Islands, Quebec, Canada. In G. Moyano, J. M. Cancino, I. Hugo, P. N. Wyse Jackson (eds.), Bryozoan Studies 2004: Proceedings of the 13th International Bryozoology

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1963Constellaria islensis Ross

References

Bolton T. E., Cuffey R. J. (2005) Bryozoa of the Romaine and Mingan Formations (Lower and Middle Ordovician) of the Mingan Islands, Quebec, Canada, Bryozoan Studies 2004: Proceedings of the 13th International Bryozoology, 25-42
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!
 
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