Biology:Lunaferamita

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Short description: Extinct genus of cystoporate

Lunaferamita
Temporal range: 460.9– 449.5 Ma
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa
Class: Stenolaemata
Order: Cystoporida
Family: Constellariidae
Genus: Lunaferamita
Utgaard 1981

Lunaferamita is an extinct genus of cystoporate bryozoans of the family Constellariidae, known from the Middle Ordovician. It is distinct from other Constellariidae due to the presence of a lunarium, a quality distinctive to cystoporates. Like other Constellariidae, such as Constellaria, it has star-shaped monticules (bumps) on the surface of its colonies.[1]

Species

The following species are recognized:[2]

References

  1. Utgaard, John (1981). "Lunaferamita, a New Genus of Constellariidae (Bryozoa) with Strong Cystoporate Affinities". Journal of Paleontology 55 (5): 1058–1070. 
  2. "Lunaferamita Utgaard 1981". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=25167. 

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