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Electridae

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Herpetopora anglica

Tithe Pit, Warlingham, Tandridge, Surrey, England, UK

Herpetopora anglica

Tithe Pit, Warlingham, Tandridge, Surrey, England, UK

Herpetopora anglica

Tithe Pit, Warlingham, Tandridge, Surrey, England, UK

Description

Electridae is a family of bryozoans in the order Cheilostomata.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electridae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2121	https://www.gbif.org/species/2121
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	52759	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=52759

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Electridae

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomata : Electridae

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
-	Polyzoa
phylum	Bryozoa	Ehrenberg 1831
class	Gymnolaemata	Allman 1856
order	Cheilostomata	Busk 1859
suborder	Malacostegina	Levinsen 1902
superfamily	Membraniporoidea	Busk 1852
family	Electridae	D'Orbigny 1851

Scientific Name

Electridae

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Electridae	family	belongs to Anasca	stated without evidence	Pouyet, 2000
Electridae	family	belongs to Cheilostomata	stated with evidence	Bock, 2006
Electridae	family	belongs to Membraniporoidea	stated with evidence	Di Martino and Taylor, 2013
Electridae	family	belongs to Membraniporoidea	stated without evidence	Gordon and Taylor, 2015

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

8 (27%)

First Recorded Appearance

105 - 100 Ma
Cretaceous

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=5.7 based on 5 specimens

Taphonomy

intermediate Mg calcite

Primary Reference (PBDB)

P. D. Taylor and P. M. Zaborski. 2002. A Late Cenomanian bryozoan biostrome from north-eastern Nigeria. Cretaceous Research 23(2):241-253

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electridae

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Arbocuspis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Arbopercula genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Aspidelectra genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bathypora genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Charixa genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Conopeum genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		46	105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Craspedopora ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	55.8 Ma Eocene	55.8 Ma Eocene
Einhornia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Electra genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		22	11.6 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Haplostoechios genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Harpecia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Herpetopora ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	33.9 Ma Oligocene
Lapidosella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Miravitrea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Mychoplectra genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Osburnea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pyripora genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Tamanicella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	11.6 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Tarsocryptus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Villicharixa genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1851	Electridae D'Orbigny
2000	Electridae Pouyet
2006	Electridae Bock
2013	Electridae Di Martino and Taylor p. 84
2015	Electridae Gordon and Taylor

References

Taylor P. D., Zaborski P. M. (2002) A Late Cenomanian bryozoan biostrome from north-eastern Nigeria, Cretaceous Research 23 2, 241-253

Pouyet S. (2000) Les bryozoaires cheilostomes du Néogène bétique (SE Espagne), Revista Española de Paleontología 15 2, 181-202

Bock P. (2006) http://bryozoa.net

Di Martino E., Taylor P. D. (2013) First bryozoan fauna from a tropical Cretaceous carbonate: Simsima Formation, United Arab Emirates-Oman border region, Cretaceous Research 43, 80-96

Gordon D. P., Taylor P. D. (2015) Bryozoa of the Early Eocene Tumaio Limestone, Chatham Island, New Zealand, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, 1-88 doi:10.1080/14772019.2014.991905

Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review. 41: 47-114. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)

Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (1999). Cheilostomatous Bryozoa: part 2 Hippothooidea - Celleporoidea: notes for the identification of British species. 2nd ed.. Synopses of the British fauna (new series), 14. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-263-3. vii, 416 pp. - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)

Bryozoan homepage - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)

Hayward, P.J. (2001). Bryozoa, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 325-333 - via World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)

Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Bock, P. (2000-current). The Bryozoa Home Page. Available online at http://www.bryozoa.net/ (consulted Dec 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Gärdenfors, Ulf, Hall, Ragnar, Hallingbäck, Tomas, Hansson, Hans G. & Hedström, Lars (2003) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj. ArtDatabanken Rapporterar 5, ArtDatabanken, Uppsala. (reviderad excelfil med svenska djurfamiljer). - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

WoRMS (2016) Accessed through World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/ - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review. 41: 47-114. - via World Register of Marine Species

Bryozoan homepage - via World Register of Marine Species

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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