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Lunularia
| Description | Lunularia cruciata, the crescent-cup liverwort, is a liverwort of order Lunulariales, and the only species in the genus Lunularia and family Lunulariaceae. The name, from Latin luna, moon, refers to the moon-shaped gemmacups. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunularia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Lunulariidae : Lunularia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomata : Lunulariidae : Lunularia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Lunularia Busk, 1884 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Rep. Voy. Challenger, Zool., 10, no. 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Cheilostomata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Gymnolaemata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Cheilostomata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | oviparous, brooding (based on Cheilostomata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | intermediate Mg calcite, aragonite (based on Lunulariidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Månemoseslekta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunularia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Lunularia capulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lunularia claibornica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lunularia grandipora species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lunularia jacksonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lunularia lamellifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lunularia ligulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lunularia ovata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lunularia repanda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lunularia tintinabula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lunularia tubifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lunularia verrucosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2002 | Lunularia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2006 | Lunularia Bock |
References
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!
