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Ascodictyidae

Gymnolaemata - Ctenostomata - Ascodictyidae

Taxonomy
Ascodictyidae was named by Miller (1889). Its type is Ascodictyon.

It was assigned to Stolonifera by Bassler (1953); and to Ctenostomata by Bock (2006).

Subtaxa
Ascodictyon (type genus), Eliasopora

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Ascodictyidae Miller
1953Ascodictyidae Bassler p. G35
2006Ascodictyidae Bock

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCtenostomataBusk 1852
familyAscodictyidaeMiller 1889
familyAscodictyidaeMiller 1889

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. †Ascodictyidae Miller 1889
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G. †Bascomella Morningstar 1922
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Invalid names: Bascomella Morningstar 1922 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: aragonitec
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:38:08
Modified: 2010-02-11 02:11:32
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Serpukhovian or 410.80000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Australia (Victoria) Bascomella panis (75698)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3China (Guangxi) Ascodictyon sp., Eliasopora sp. (27420)
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7Morocco Ascodictyon sp., Ascodictyon sparsiforme, Ascodictyon vinelloforme (226635)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) Ascodictyon fusiforme, Ascodictyon sp., Eliasopora stellatum (38460) Ascodictyon fusiforme, Eliasopora stellatum (38457 38459)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Michigan) Ascodictyon fusiforme, Eliasopora stellatum (38475 38476)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Poland (Swietokrzyskie) Ascodictyon sparsiforme, Ascodictyon vinelliforme, Ascodictyon venustum, Eliasopora devoniana, Eliasopora siluriensis, Eliasopora stellata (161475)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0USA (Indiana) Ascodictyon sp. (2185 2187 2191 2202 2204 2207 2208)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Indiana) Ascodictyon sp. (557)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9USA (Alabama) Eliasopora sp. (6757)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Oklahoma) Bascomella gigantea (5611)