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Arthrostylidae

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Arthrostylidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Arthrostylidae Ulrich
1911Arthrostylidae Bassler
1953Arthrostylidae Bassler p. G128
1956Arthrostylidae Astrova and Morozova p. 664
1963Arthrostylidae Ross
1992Arthrostylidae Lobdell
1998Arthrostylidae Sakagami p. 85
2009Arthrostylidae Jiménez-Sánchez
2015Arthrostylidae Ernst et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCryptostomataVine 1884
suborderRhabdomesinaAstrova and Morozova 1956
familyArthrostylidaeUlrich 1882
familyArthrostylidaeUlrich 1882

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. †Arthrostylidae Ulrich 1882
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G. †Arthroclema Billings 1862
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Arthroclema armatum Ulrich 1890
Arthroclema brevis Lobdell 1992
Arthroclema pentagonalis Lobdell 1992
Arthroclema pulchellum Billings 1862
G. †Arthrostylus Ulrich 1888
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Arthrostylus conjunctus Ulrich 1890
Arthrostylus obliquus Ulrich 1890
G. †Arthrotrypa Lobdell 1992
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Arthrotrypa ovata Lobdell 1992
G. †Cuneatopora Siegfried 1963
G. †Glauconome Goldfuss 1826
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Glauconome strigosa Billings 1886
G. †Glauconomella Bassler 1952
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Glauconomella disticha Goldfuss 1831
G. †Heloclema
G. †Helopora Hall 1851
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Helopora divaricata Ulrich 1893
Helopora fragilis Hall 1851
G. †Heminematopora Bassler 1952
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Heminematopora gaetula Ernst et al. 2015
Heminematopora virginiana Bassler 1952
G. †Hexites
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Hexites paradoxus Wyse Jackson 1996
G. †Moyerella Nekhoroshev 1956
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Moyerella parva Ernst et al. 2019
Moyerella spinata Ernst and Carrera 2008
Moyerella stellata Nekhoroshev 1956
G. †Nematopora Ulrich 1888
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Neamatopora sublineata Mannil 1959
Nematopora afghana Termier and Termier 1971
Nematopora consueta Bassler 1911
Nematopora fragilis Ulrich 1890
Nematopora hibernica Wyse Jackson 1996
Nematopora lineata Billings 1866
Nematopora ovalis Ulrich 1890
Nematopora sublineata Mannil 1959
G. †Nematoporella Lobdell 1992
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Nematoporella falcata Lobdell 1992
Nematoporella ulrichi Lobdell 1992
G. †Paracuneatopora Ernst 2008
G. †Permoheloclema Ozhgibesov 1983
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Permoheloclema dunaevae Ozhgibesov 1983
Permoheloclema merum Ozhgibesov 1983
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Pseudonematopora planatus Wyse Jackson 1996
G. †Sceptropora Ulrich 1888
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Sceptropora facula Ulrich 1888
Sceptropora florida Kiepura 1962
Sceptropora francisca Bassler 1911
G. †Ulrichostylus Bassler 1952
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Ulrichostylus costatus Lobdell 1992
Ulrichostylus dakotensis Lobdell 1992
Ulrichostylus radiatus Conti 1990
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:11:14
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:19:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Ordovician to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 470.00000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (264 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Volkhov471.1 - 469.2Estonia Arthroclema armatum (167569)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (New York) Arthroclema sp., Helopora sp. (334) Nematopora sp., Ulrichostylus sp. (333 430)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Helopora sp. (172671 172754)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Helopora sp., Nematopora sp., Ulrichostylus sp. (315) Helopora spp. (24621) Nematopora sp., Ulrichostylus sp. (314) Ulrichostylus sp. (312 313)
Lasnamagi - Uhaku463.5 - 458.0Russian Federation (Oblast) Arthrostylus obliquus (167638)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Argentina (San Juan) Arthroclema sp. A (226179)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Argentina Moyerella spinata (84869)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Georgia) Helopora sp. (32779 32783 32787 32791 32798) Helopora spiniformis (33103 33104 33105 33106 33107) Helopora spiniformis, Arthroclema armatum (32880 32881 32882 33065)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Virginia) Glauconome sp. (326 33454 33455 33525 33526)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) Helopora sp. (80105 80106 80107 80108 80594 80597)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Heminematopora sp. (6431 6445 6448)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9Spain Pseudonematopora planatus (229074 229075)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Canada (Nunavut) Permoheloclema merum (88413 88414) Permoheloclema sp. (88412) Pseudonematopora sp. (107628)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Svalbard and Jan Mayen Permoheloclema merum (90180 90181 90186 115598) Permoheloclema sp. (90174)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Canada (British Columbia) Rhombopora porifera (82123)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Russian Federation Permoheloclema dunaevae (89368 89369 116065) Permoheloclema perforatum (144314)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation Permoheloclema merum (88930 109971 113500 113506 116064)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Washington) Nematopora sp. (8523)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Greenland Permoheloclema sp. (117964 117966 117967 117968 117970)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan (Punjab) Nematopora sp. (63902)