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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4854054	https://www.gbif.org/species/4854054
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	26317	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=26317

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Bugulidae : Wilbertopora

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomata : Calloporidae : Wilbertopora

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	Neocheilostomina	d'Hondt 1985
infraorder	Flustrina	Smitt 1868
superfamily	Calloporoidea	Norman 1903
family	Calloporidae	Norman 1903
genus	Wilbertopora	Cheetham 1954

Scientific Name

Wilbertopora Cheetham, 1954

Name Published In

J. Paleont., 28

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Wilbertopora	genus	belongs to Cheilostomata	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Wilbertopora	genus	belongs to Calloporidae	stated with evidence	Cheetham et al., 2006
Wilbertopora	genus	belongs to Calloporidae	stated without evidence	Smith et al., 2006
Wilbertopora	genus	belongs to Calloporidae	stated with evidence	Di Martino and Taylor, 2013

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Last Recorded Appearance

72.1 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

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 Calloporidae)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Membranipora brandesi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Wilbertopora acuminata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Wilbertopora attenuata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Wilbertopora brandesi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Wilbertopora cheetami species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Wilbertopora cheethami ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Wilbertopora hoadleyae ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Wilbertopora improcera ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Wilbertopora lintonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Wilbertopora listokinae ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Wilbertopora mutabilis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Wilbertopora sannerae ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Wilbertopora spatulifera ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Wilbertopora tappanae ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1954	Wilbertopora Cheetham
2002	Wilbertopora Sepkoski, Jr.
2006	Wilbertopora Cheetham et al. p. 57
2006	Wilbertopora Smith et al.
2013	Wilbertopora Di Martino and Taylor p. 85

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Smith A. M., Key, Jr. M. M., et al (2006) Skeletal mineralogy of bryozoans: Taxonomic and temporal patterns, Earth-Science Reviews 78 3-4, 287-306

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

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000 unverified - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

J. Paleont., 28 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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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