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Calloporidae

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Calloporidae

Taxonomy

Calloporidae was named by Norman (1903). It is extant. Its type is Callopora.

It was assigned to Malacostega by Bassler (1953); to Membraniporidae by Brown (1958); to Cheilostomatida by Lee et al. (1997); to Cheilostomata by Wienrich (1999); to Anasca by Cheetham (1962) and Pouyet (2000); to Flustrina by Gordon and Taylor (1999) and Ostrovsky and Taylor (2004); and to Calloporoidea by Zágoršek and Kroh (2003), Schmidt (2003), Berning (2006), Guha and Gopikrishna (2007), Di Martino and Taylor (2013), Di Martino and Taylor (2014), Gordon and Taylor (2015), Taylor and Martha (2017), Koromyslova and Seltser (2020) and Brezina et al. (2021).

Synonyms

Alderinidae was named by Canu and Bassler (1927). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Calloporidae by Bassler (1953).

It was assigned to Anasca by Canu and Bassler (1935).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1903	Calloporidae Norman
1927	Alderinidae Canu and Bassler
1935	Alderinidae Canu and Bassler
1953	Calloporidae Bassler p. G160
1958	Calloporidae Brown
1962	Calloporidae Cheetham p. 324
1997	Calloporidae Lee et al.
1999	Calloporidae Gordon and Taylor
1999	Calloporidae Wienrich p. 272
2000	Calloporidae Pouyet
2003	Calloporidae Schmidt
2003	Calloporidae Zágoršek and Kroh p. 400
2004	Calloporidae Ostrovsky and Taylor p. 776
2006	Calloporidae Berning p. 19
2007	Calloporidae Guha and Gopikrishna p. 122
2013	Calloporidae Di Martino and Taylor p. 85
2014	Calloporidae Di Martino and Taylor
2015	Calloporidae Gordon and Taylor
2017	Calloporidae Taylor and Martha p. 21
2020	Calloporidae Koromyslova and Seltser p. 700
2021	Calloporidae Brezina et al. p. 15

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
—	Lophophorata

Rank	Name	Author
phylum	Bryozoa	Ehrenberg 1831
class	Gymnolaemata	Allman 1856
order	Cheilostomata	Busk 1859
suborder	Flustrina	(Smitt 1868)
superfamily	Calloporoidea	Norman 1903
family	Calloporidae	Norman 1903
family	Calloporidae	Norman 1903

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Calloporidae Norman 1903

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G. Acanthoporella

G. †Acanthoporidra Davis 1934

G. Alderina

†Alderina dilatata Reuss 1872

Invalid names: Membranipora perisparsa Novák 1877 [synonym]

G. Allantopora

†Allantopora confinis Canu and Bassler 1935

Allantopora trigemmata Brown 1952

G. Ammatophora

G. Amphiblestrum Gray 1848

Subg. Amphiblestrum (Amphiblestrum) Gray 1848

Subg. Amphiblestrum (Bathypora) MacGillivray 1885

†Amphiblestrum agellus Ulrich and Bassler 1904

†Amphiblestrum appendiculata Reus 1848

†Amphiblestrum constrictum Ulrich and Bassler 1904

†Amphiblestrum grande Canu and Bassler 1935

Amphiblestrum hastingsae Brown 1952

†Amphiblestrum paleogenicum Gordon and Taylor 2015

†Amphiblestrum planulatum Maplestone 1901

Amphiblestrum trifolium Wood 1844

G. Aplousina Canu and Bassler 1927

†Aplousina anxiosa Gordon 1986

G. Bidenkapia Osburn 1950

G. Callopora Gray 1848

†Callopora fenestrata Reuss 1848

†Callopora monilifera Maplestone 1901

†Callopora piriformis Eichwald 1832

G. Copidozoum Harmer 1926

†Copidozoum feddeni Guha and Gopikrishna 2007

G. †Crassicellepora

G. Crassimarginatella Canu 1900

†Crassimarginatella blanfordi Guha and Gopikrishna 2007

†Crassimarginatella bobiesi David and Pouyet 1974

Crassimarginatella corbula Hincks 1880

Crassimarginatella crassimarginata Hincks 1880

†Crassimarginatella macdonaldi Brown 1952

Crassimarginatella papulifera MacGillivray 1882

†Crassimarginatella sculpta MacGillivray 1895

†Crassimarginatella sileni Brown 1952

†Crassimarginatella ukirensis Guha and Gopikrishna 2007

Invalid names: Grammella [objective synonym]

G. †Cymulopora Winston and Hakansson 1986

G. †Dionella

G. †Distelopora Lang 1915

†Distelopora bipilata Lang 1915

†Distelopora langi Ostrovsky and Taylor 2004

†Distelopora spinifera Ostrovsky and Taylor 2004

G. Doryporella Norman 1903

G. Ellisina

†Ellisina gautieri Fernandez Pupleiro and Reverter Gil 1993

†Ellisina gregsoni MacGillivray 1895

Ellisina incrustans Waters 1898

Ellisina profunda MacGillivray 1895

†Ellisina pyriformis Canu and Bassler 1935

Invalid names: Ellisinidra [synonym]

G. †Flustrellaria

†Flustrellaria australis Gordon and Taylor 1999

G. †Foratella Canu 1900

†Foratella cervisia Taylor and Martha 2017

G. Foveolaria Busk 1884

†Foveolaria curdiensis Brown 1952

†Foveolaria marwicki Brown 1952

†Foveolaria thomasi Brown 1958

G. †Gilbertopora Ostrovsky and Taylor 2004

†Gilbertopora larwoodi Ostrovsky and Taylor 2004

G. †Hapsidopora

G. Hemiseptella

G. Larnacicus Norman 1903

G. †Marginaria Röemer 1841

†Marginaria ostiolata Reuss 1846

†Marginaria senguptai Guha and Gopikrishna 2007

G. †Marssonopora Lang 1914

†Marssonopora connexa Gordon and Taylor 2015

G. Membraniporidra Canu and Bassler 1917

†Membraniporidra asymmetrica Canu and Bassler 1935

†Membraniporidra bohemica Prantl 1938

G. Onychoblestrum Gordon 1984

Onychoblestrum hastingsae Brown 1952

G. Parellisina

†Parellisina mirellae Di Martino and Taylor 2014

Parellisina tenuissima Canu and Bassler 1928

G. †Periporosella

G. †Pithodella

G. †Planicellaria d'Orbigny 1851

†Planicellaria kharaiensis Guha and Gopikrishna 2007

†Planicellaria naliyaensis Guha and Gopikrishna 2007

†Planicellaria oculata d'Orbigny 1851

G. †Pyriporella

†Pyriporella ameghinoi Canu 1911

Invalid names: Pyriporella confluens Canu 1911 [synonym]

G. Pyriporoides Hayward and Thorpe 1989

†Pyriporoides willetti Brown 1952

G. Pyrulella

G. Ramphonotus

†Ramphonotus lamellosus Canu and Bassler 1935

†Ramphonotus lusorius Waters 1881

Ramphonotus minax Busk 1860

G. Reptoporina d'Orbigny 1852

†Reptoporina chhasraensis Guha and Gopikrishna 2007

†Reptoporina micropora d'Orbigny 1852

G. Retevirgula Brown 1948

Retevirgula acuta Hincks 1885

G. †Solenophragma

G. †Stamenocella

†Stamenocella fusiformis Canu and Bassler 1935

G. Tegella

G. †Treptopora

G. †Tumaiella Gordon and Taylor 2015

†Tumaiella dieffenbachi Gordon and Taylor 2015

G. †Tylopora

G. †Tyloporella Voigt 1989

†Tyloporella smithi Di Martino and Taylor 2013

G. †Undistelopora Ostrovsky and Taylor 2004

†Undistelopora krauseae Voigt and Schneemilch 1986

G. Valdemunitella Canu 1900

Valdemunitella pyrula Hincks 1881

Valdemunitella valdemunita Hincks 1885

G. †Wilbertopora Cheetham 1954

†Wilbertopora acuminata Cheetham et al. 2006

†Wilbertopora attenuata Cheetham et al. 2006

†Wilbertopora brandesi Voigt 1930

†Wilbertopora cheethami Di Martino and Taylor 2013

†Wilbertopora hoadleyae Cheetham et al. 2006

†Wilbertopora improcera Cheetham et al. 2006

†Wilbertopora listokinae Cheetham et al. 2006

†Wilbertopora manubriformis Taylor and Martha 2017

†Wilbertopora mutabilis Cheetham 1954

†Wilbertopora sannerae Taylor 2008

†Wilbertopora spatulifera Cheetham et al. 2006

†Wilbertopora tappanae Cheetham et al. 2006

Invalid names: Alderinidae Canu and Bassler 1927 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

intermediate Mg calcitef

Composition 2:

aragonitef

Environment:

marineuc

Locomotion:

stationaryo

Attached:

yeso

Life habit:

epifaunalo

Diet:

suspension feedero

Vision:

blindc

Reproduction:

oviparouso

Brooding:

yeso

Comments:

61.1 % calcite with mean weight-% MgCO3=6.5 based on 34 specimensf

Created:

2007-09-18 02:53:00

Modified:

2008-02-27 03:56:25

Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade

References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Holocene or 100.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 99.6 Ma

Collections (155 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian	105.3 - 99.6	Japan	Calloporidae indet. 2 (122277) Calloporidae indet. 3 (218158)
Late/Upper Albian	105.3 - 99.6	USA (Texas)	Aplousina sp. (65706 65707 65719 65722 65727) Aplousina sp., Stamenocella sp. (65725) Membraniporidra sp. (65712 65714 65718)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	United Kingdom (England)	Foratella cervisia (220513)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	United Kingdom (England)	Foratella cervisia (220514 220515) Marginaria sp., Wilbertopora sp. (220512) Wilbertopora manubriformis (220433) Wilbertopora sp., Wilbertopora manubriformis, Foratella cervisia (171806)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	USA (Texas)	Wilbertopora listokinae (213169)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	USA (Arizona)	Ramphonotus sp. (53495)
Early/Lower Turonian	93.5 - 89.3	Czech Republic	Marginaria elliptica (90516) Marginaria elliptica, Wilbertopora dilatata, Tyloporella reuss (90517) Wilbertopora dilatata, Tyloporella reuss (90518)
Early/Lower Turonian	93.5 - 89.3	Germany (Bayern)	Calloporidae indet. (114012)
Early/Lower Santonian	85.8 - 83.5	USA (Oklahoma)	Ramphonotus pedunculatus (90503)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.8 - 83.5	Austria	Marginaria ostiolata, Alderina dilatata, Membraniporidra bohemica (61374)
Middle Santonian	85.8 - 83.5	Germany (Niedersachsen)	Wilbertopora brandesi (175914)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.1	France	Callopora seroniae (3787)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.5 - 70.6	USA (Arkansas)	Alderina inuber, Ramphonotus pedunculatus (90501)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.5 - 70.6	USA (Tennessee)	Alderina nelsoni, Ammatophora cretacea, Amphiblestrum denticulatum, Callopora anatina, Callopora sulcata, Callopora torquata (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian	83.5 - 70.6	USA (California)	Wilbertopora sp., Cymulopora sp., Wilbertopora sannerae (87370)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	USA (California)	Wilbertopora sp. (87393)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	USA (Arkansas)	Dionella vivistratensis, Dionella racemata, Ellisina saratogaensis, Ramphonotus pedunculatus, Solenophragma ovatum (90500)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	Russian Federation (Saratov)	Dionella sp. (215304)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	USA (Arkansas)	Solenophragma elongatum, Solenophragma sp. (90498)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	Argentina (Neuquén)	Flustrellaria sp. (220770)
Danian	66.0 - 61.6	France	Callopora acuminella (20816) Ramphonotus sp., Stamenocella pristis, Planicellaria oculata (10239)
Danian	66.0 - 61.6	Austria (Niederösterreich)	Callopora nuda (87002)
Danian	66.0 - 61.6	USA (Alabama)	Stamenocella midwayanica (83297)
Danian	66.0 - 61.6	Denmark	Callopora monocera, Ellisina britannica, Ellisina reticulata, Membraniporidra declivis, Pithodella cincta, Stamenocella pristis (2964)
Danian	66.0 - 61.6	Sweden	Allantopora stomatoporoides, Aplousina oedumi, Callopora sp., Crassicellepora voigti, Ellisina brittanica, Membraniporidra lacrymoporoides, Membraniporidra huckeana, Membraniporidra declivis, Pithodella cincta, Pithodella pristis (69603)
Danian	66.0 - 61.6	Argentina (Río Negro)	Pyriporella ameghinoi (220766)
Paleocene	66.0 - 56.0	USA (New Jersey)	Amphiblestrum heteropora, Ellisina spiculosa, Ellisina angusta, Ramphonotus laevis, Stamenocella cylindrica (84051)
Thanetian - Ypresian	59.2 - 47.8	New Zealand (Chatham Island)	Flustrellaria australis (7221)
Early/Lower Eocene	55.8 - 48.6	New Zealand (Chatham Island)	Tumaiella dieffenbachi, Marssonopora connexa, Amphiblestrum paleogenicum (172944)
Early/Lower Eocene	55.8 - 48.6	USA (Alabama)	Alderina nodulosa (87834)
Lutetian	47.8 - 41.3	India (Gujarat)	Aplousina sp. (177176)
Lutetian	47.8 - 41.3	India	Aplousina sp. (76316)
Lutetian - Bartonian	47.8 - 38.0	India (Gujarat)	Crassimarginatella blanfordi, Planicellaria kharaiensis (177175)
Middle Eocene	47.8 - 37.71	India	Aplousina sp. (178699) Crassimarginatella blanfordi, Planicellaria kharaiensis (178700)
Bartonian	41.3 - 38.0	USA (Alabama)	Membraniporidra spissimuralis, Stamenocella inferaviculifera (7331) Membraniporidra spissimuralis, Stamenocella pyriformis (7316 7317)
Bartonian	41.3 - 38.0	India	Crassimarginatella blanfordi (76569)
Bartonian	41.3 - 38.0	USA (Florida)	Alderina pulcherrima, Crassimarginatella crassimarginata (7330) Ellisina laxa (7321) Ellisina laxa, Membraniporidra spissimuralis (7329) Membraniporidra spissimuralis, Stamenocella inferaviculifera, Stamenocella grandis, Crassimarginatella crassimarginata (7332) Stamenocella grandis, Stamenocella inferaviculifera (7327) Stamenocella grandis, Stamenocella inferaviculifera, Crassimarginatella crassimarginata (7324) Stamenocella inferaviculifera (7325 7328) Stamenocella mediaviculifera, Stamenocella inferaviculifera, Stamenocella grandis (7322)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	Namibia (Sperrgebiet)	Grammella crassimarginata (149316)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	New Zealand (North Otago)	Callopora sp., Ellisina sp. 1, Ellisina sp. 2, Onychoblestrum hastingsae, Valdemunitella sp., Pyriporoides willetti (172815) Onychoblestrum hastingsae (172816)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	USA (Mississippi)	Alderina lunata, Alderina pulcherrima, Callopora mundula, Callopora tenuirostris, Callopora ingens, Callopora filoparietis, Membraniporidra spissimuralis, Membraniporidra oecioporosa, Stamenocella anatina, Stamenocella pyriforme, Ellisina profunda (84174)
Late/Upper Eocene	37.2 - 33.9	Colombia	Stamenocella sp. (103544)
Late/Upper Eocene	37.2 - 33.9	USA (Georgia)	Membraniporidra sp. (90479)
Runangan	36.0 - 34.3	New Zealand	Amphiblestrum willetti, Crassimarginatella macdonaldi, Valdemunitella pyrula, Foveolaria marwicki (173838) Foveolaria marwicki (173839)
Rupelian	33.9 - 28.1	USA (Alabama)	Amphiblestrum curvatum, Callopora vicina, Grammella pusilla, Membraniporidra spissimuralis, Membraniporidra similis, Stamenocella inferaviculifera, Stamenocella grandis (90528) Membraniporidra spissimuralis, Stamenocella inferaviculifera (90561) Membraniporidra spissimuralis, Stamenocella intermedia, Stamenocella inferaviculifera (90562) Membraniporidra spissimuralis, Stamenocella mediaviculifera (90549) Membraniporidra spissimuralis, Stamenocella mediaviculifera, Stamenocella inferaviculifera (90563)
Rupelian	33.9 - 28.1	USA (Mississippi)	Stamenocella inferaviculifera, Stamenocella grandis (90566)
Oligocene	33.9 - 23.03	New Zealand (North-West Nelson)	Amphiblestrum hastingsae, Valdemunitella pyrula, Allantopora trigemmata, Ellisina pyriformis (173837)
Oligocene - Miocene	33.9 - 5.333	Australia (Victoria)	Callopora monilifera (173515) Ellisina gregsoni, Ellisina profunda, Crassimarginatella sculpta, Foveolaria curdiensis, Foveolaria thomasi, Ramphonotus lusorius (173512) Ellisina profunda, Crassimarginatella sculpta, Foveolaria curdiensis, Foveolaria thomasi, Ramphonotus lusorius (173508) Ellisina profunda, Ramphonotus lusorius (173521) Foveolaria curdiensis, Ramphonotus lusorius (173526) Foveolaria thomasi (173510)
Chattian	28.1 - 23.03	Australia (Victoria)	Ellisinidra pyriformis, Allantopora confinis (174147 174150) Ramphonotus lamellosus (174146)
Miocene - Oligocene	23.03 - 23.03	Australia (Victoria)	Amphiblestrum planulatum, Ellisina gregsoni, Ellisina incrustans, Foveolaria thomasi (173504) Callopora monilifera, Foveolaria curdiensis, Ramphonotus lusorius (173522) Crassimarginatella sculpta, Foveolaria curdiensis, Ramphonotus lusorius (173517) Ellisina gregsoni, Callopora monilifera, Foveolaria thomasi, Ramphonotus lusorius (173506) Foveolaria curdiensis (173520) Foveolaria curdiensis, Foveolaria thomasi (173525) Foveolaria curdiensis, Ramphonotus lusorius (173518 173519) Foveolaria thomasi (173511) Foveolaria thomasi, Ramphonotus lusorius (173528)
Aquitanian	23.03 - 20.44	India	Copidozoum feddeni, Crassimarginatella ukirensis, Marginaria senguptai (76315)
Aquitanian	23.03 - 20.44	India (Gujarat)	Copidozoum feddeni, Crassimarginatella ukirensis, Marginaria senguptai (177173)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian	23.03 - 15.97	Colombia	Copidozoum sp. (211329)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.03 - 15.97	India	Copidozoum feddeni, Crassimarginatella ukirensis, Marginaria senguptai (178702) Planicellaria naliyaensis, Reptoporina chhasraensis (178703)
Burdigalian	20.44 - 15.97	Indonesia	Crassimarginatella sp. (173651)
Burdigalian	20.44 - 15.97	India	Planicellaria naliyaensis, Reptoporina chhasraensis (76317)
Burdigalian	20.44 - 15.97	India (Gujarat)	Ellisina mianica (46306) Planicellaria naliyaensis, Reptoporina chhasraensis (177172)
Altonian	19.0 - 15.9	New Zealand	Crassimarginatella sileni, Valdemunitella pyrula, Ellisina pyriformis, Amphiblestrum trifolium (173830)
Langhian	15.97 - 13.82	Australia (Victoria)	Ellisinidra pyriformis, Membraniporidra asymmetrica, Stamenocella fusiformis, Allantopora confinis, Amphiblestrum grande, Ramphonotus lamellosus (174139)
Middle Miocene	15.97 - 11.608	Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia)	Calloporidae indet. (61904)
Middle Miocene	15.97 - 11.608	Australia (Victoria)	Ellisinidra cylindriformis (166365)
Middle Miocene	15.97 - 11.608	Romania	Amphiblestrum appendiculatum, Flustrellaria fenestrata (178089)
Middle Miocene	15.97 - 11.608	Czech Republic	Alderina subtilimargo (178887) Alderina subtilimargo, Callopora fenestrata (178890) Amphiblestrum appendiculatum (178894) Amphiblestrum appendiculatum, Callopora fenestrata (178897 178898) Callopora bobiesi (178899) Callopora fenestrata (178895 178896)
Serravallian	13.82 - 11.62	Hungary	Crassimarginatella diadema (34739)
Serravallian	13.82 - 11.62	Indonesia	Flustrellaria sp. (173647) Flustrellaria sp., Parellisina mirellae (173658) Parellisina tenuissima (173650)
Tortonian	11.62 - 7.246	Spain	Aplousina bobiesi (177481) Aplousina bobiesi, Callopora fenestrata (177486) Callopora sp. 1, Callopora sp. 2, Copidozoum sp., Crassimarginatella sp., Aplousina bobiesi, Amphiblestrum appendiculata, Ellisina gautieri (178465) Ramphonotus minax (177482)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.608 - 5.333	Trinidad and Tobago	Hemiseptella sp. (74955)
Messinian	7.246 - 5.333	Algeria	Aplousina bobiesi (69864 70785)
Messinian	7.246 - 5.333	Spain	Aplousina bobiesi (177488) Crassimarginatella crassimarginata (177487)
Zanclean	5.333 - 3.6	Portugal	Crassimarginatella sp. (152330)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.588	Antarctica	Callopora circumclathrata (41577)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.588	New Zealand	Crassimarginatella sileni, Amphiblestrum trifolium (173739) Ellisina incrustans, Crassimarginatella sileni (173740) Ellisina incrustans, Crassimarginatella sileni, Valdemunitella valdemunita, Amphiblestrum trifolium (173737)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.588	Spain	Aplousina bobiesi, Callopora fenestrata (177489) Ramphonotus minax (177490 177491)
Late/Upper Pliocene	3.6 - 2.588	Jamaica	Callopora dumerillii, Hemiseptella grandicella (58522)
Gelasian	2.588 - 1.806	Greece	Alderina peduncolata, Copidozoum tenuirostre, Parellisina curvirostris, Aplousina bobiesi (71243)
Early/Lower Pleistocene	2.588 - 0.781	Italy	Callopora dumerili (146291 146292)
Castlecliffian	1.63 - 0.34	New Zealand	Crassimarginatella corbula, Crassimarginatella papulifera (173736) Retevirgula acuta (173734)
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	Greenland	Tegella sp., Bidenkapia spitzbergensis (75197 75200)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Greenland	Bidenkapia spitzbergensis (75175)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	USA (California)	Callopora circumclathrata (160361)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	Greenland	Tegella sp. (75205)
Holocene	0.0117 - 0.0	USA (Florida)	Crassimarginatella tuberosa, Crassimarginatella sp., Parellisina latirostris (97610) Parellisina latirostris (97607 97608)