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⇱ Alternifenestella (Cervella)

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Alternifenestella (Cervella) ✝

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Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)136298https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=136298
Ranksubgenus (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Alternifenestella : Alternifenestella (Cervella)
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
-Polyzoa
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderFenestridaElias and Condra 1957
familyFenestellidaeKing 1850
subfamilyFenestellinaeKing 1849
genusAlternifenestellaTermier and Termier 1971
subgenusAlternifenestella (Cervella)Chronic 1949
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Alternifenestella (Cervella)subgenusbelongs to Alternifenestellastated with evidenceSakagami, 1995
Alternifenestella (Cervella)genusbelongs to Fenestratasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance307 - 304 Ma
Carboniferous
Last Recorded Appearance296 - 290 Ma
Permian
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Stenolaemata)
Visionblind (based on Stenolaemata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Stenolaemata)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Fenestellidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)B.J. Chronic. 1949. Invertebrate paleontology (excepting fuslinids and corals). Upper Paleozoic of Peru

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
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Alternifenestella (Cervella) aspera ✝
species		listed (PBDB)3299 Ma
Carboniferous		296 Ma
Permian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1949Cervella Chronic p. 124
1995Alternifenestella (Cervella) Sakagami p. 266
2002Cervella Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Chronic B.J. (1949) Invertebrate paleontology (excepting fuslinids and corals), Upper Paleozoic of Peru, 46-173
Sakagami S. (1995) Upper Paleozoic bryozoans from the Lake Titicaca region, Bolivia, Part 2. Systematic paleontology, Transactions and Proceedings of the Paleontological Society of Japan, N.S. 180, 261-281
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
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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