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Spiropora

Stenolaemata - Cyclostomata - Diastoporidae

Taxonomy
Spiropora was named by Lamouroux (1821) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bajo-l T Eo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 581,1066,1260].

It was assigned to Diastoporidae by Bassler (1953); and to Cyclostomata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Spiropora Lamouroux
1953Spiropora Bassler p. G43
2002Spiropora Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCyclostomataBusk 1852
suborderTubuliporinaMilne Edwards 1838
familyDiastoporidaeBusk 1859
genusSpiroporaLamouroux 1821

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.

G. †Spiropora Lamouroux 1821
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Spiropora ingens Voigt 1924
Spiropora verticillata Goldfuss 1826
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:05:29
Modified: 2007-09-18 04:05:29
Source: o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Pliocene or 167.70000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France S. elegans (58932)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4France S. neocomiensis (65189 65190 65194 65197)
Late/Upper Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Switzerland (Neuchatel) S. sp. (31986)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Switzerland S. neocomiensis (2255)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Germany S. verticilata (220830) S. verticillata, S. ingens (220527 220829)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark S. verticilliata (89866)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Austria (Niederösterreich) S. verticillata (87002)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Antarctica S. sp. (41577 41578)