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Watersiporidae

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Watersiporidae

Taxonomy
Watersiporidae was named by Vigneaux (1949). It is extant. Its type is Watersipora.

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

It was assigned to Smittinoidea by Berning (2006).

Subtaxa
Watersipora (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Watersiporidae Vigneaux
2006Watersiporidae Berning p. 81

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
infraorderAscophorina(Levinsen 1909)
Lepraliomorpha(Gordon 1989)
superfamilySmittinoideaLevinsen 1909
familyWatersiporidaeVigneaux 1949
familyWatersiporidaeVigneaux 1949

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. Watersiporidae Vigneaux 1949
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Watersipora goniostoma Reuss 1848
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available