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Celleporidae
Description | The Celleporidae is a family within the bryozoan order Cheilostomata. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celleporidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Celleporidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomata : Celleporidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Celleporidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 25 (53%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 235 - 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Cheilostomata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Gymnolaemata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Cheilostomata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | oviparous, brooding (based on Cheilostomata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | mean weight-% MgCO3=6.4 based on 92 specimens, some aragonite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | intermediate Mg calcite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. Wienrich. 1999. Die Fauna des marinen Miozäns von Kevelaer (Niederrhein). Band 2 Bivalvia, Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda, Bryozoa, Annelida, Brachiopoda. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden 2:188-384 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celleporidae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Buffonellaria genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Buskea genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Calvipelta genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cellepora genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 30 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Celleporina genus | listed (PBDB) | 54 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Celleporina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Favosthimosia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Galeopsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Lagenipora genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Lageniporina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lekythopora genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Omalosecosa genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 7.25 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Omanipora genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Orthoporidroides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Osthimosia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Palmicellaria genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 25 | 34.3 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Palmiscenea genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
Pourtalesella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Predanophora genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 13.8 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Pseudocelleporina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ramicellepora genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Richbunea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Spigaleos genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tegminula genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Torquatella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Trematoecia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Turbicellepora genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 31 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Celleporinidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Celleporinidae |
Torquatellidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Torquatellidae |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1852 | Celleporidae Busk |
1904 | Celleporidae Ulrich and Bassler p. 428 |
1935 | Celleporidae Canu and Bassler |
1952 | Celleporidae Brown |
1956 | Celleporidae Brown |
1958 | Celleporidae Brown |
1962 | Celleporidae Cheetham p. 336 |
Year | Name and Author |
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1997 | Celleporidae Lee et al. |
1999 | Celleporidae Wienrich p. 274 |
2003 | Celleporidae Schmidt |
2006 | Celleporidae Berning p. 113 |
2015 | Celleporidae Di Martino and Taylor |
2015 | Celleporidae Gordon and Taylor |
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!