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Lunulariidae

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Lunulariidae

Taxonomy
Lunulariidae was named by Levinsen (1909).

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

It was assigned to Cheilostomata by Bock (2006).

Subtaxa
Lunularia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Lunulariidae Levinsen
2006Lunulariidae Bock

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
familyLunulariidaeLevinsen 1909
familyLunulariidaeLevinsen 1909

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. †Lunulariidae Levinsen 1909
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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: 60% calcite (weight-% MgCO3=6.0) based on 1 specimenf
Created: 2008-02-26 05:41:08
Modified: 2008-02-27 05:12:38
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Paleocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 66.00000 to 11.60800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Lunularia reversa (84051)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Texas) Lunularia spp. (83950 84337)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Alabama) Lunularia ovata (87834)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (South Carolina) Lunularia distans (32901)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Lunularia claibornica (88091)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Lunularia ligulata, Lunularia fenestrata, Lunularia jacksonensis (84174)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (South Carolina) Lunularia sp. (92432)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Alabama) Lunularia distans (90562) Lunularia distans, Lunularia verrucosa (90528)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Lunularia tintinabula (90552 90566) Lunularia tintinabula, Lunularia ligulata (90547)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Netherlands Lunularia radiata, Lunularia urceolata (123949 123950)