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Catenicellidae

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Catenicellidae

Taxonomy

Catenicellidae was named by Busk (1852). Its type is Catenicella.

It was assigned to Ascophora by Bassler (1953), Brown (1958); to Cheilostomatida by Lee et al. (1997); to Cheilostomata by Bock (2006); and to Catenicelloidea by Schmidt (2003), Gordon (2012), Di Martino and Taylor (2015).

Synonyms

Catenariidae was named by Levinsen (1909). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Catenicellidae by Gordon (2012).
Vittaticellinae was named by Stach (1933). It is extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Catenicellidae by Gordon (2012).
Scuticellinae was named by Stach (1934). It is extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Catenicellidae by Gordon (2012).
Cornuticellinae was named by Stach (1935). It is extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Catenicellidae by Gordon (2012).
Ditaxoporinae was named by Stach (1935). It is extant.

It was reranked as the family Ditaxoporidae by Cheetham (1963); it was considered an invalid subgroup of Catenicellidae by Gordon (2012).

It was assigned to Catenicelloidea by Cheetham (1963).
Claviporellinae was named by Correa (1947). It is extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Catenicellidae by Gordon (2012).
Vitatticellidae was named by Harmer (1957). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Catenicellidae by Gordon (2012).
Vasignyellinae was named by Gordon and Braga (1994). It is extant.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Catenicellidae by Gordon (2012).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1852	Catenicellidae Busk
1909	Catenariidae Levinsen p. 213
1933	Vittaticellinae Stach p. 87
1934	Scuticellinae Stach p. 21
1935	Ditaxoporinae Stach
1935	Cornuticellinae Stach p. 393
1947	Claviporellinae Correa p. 5
1953	Catenicellidae Bassler p. G222
1957	Vitatticellidae Harmer p. 765
1958	Catenicellidae Brown
1963	Ditaxoporidae Cheetham p. 489
1994	Vasignyellinae Gordon and Braga p. 76
1997	Catenicellidae Lee et al.
2003	Catenicellidae Schmidt
2006	Catenicellidae Bock
2012	Catenicellidae Gordon p. 8
2015	Catenicellidae Di Martino and Taylor

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
—	Lophophorata

Rank	Name	Author
phylum	Bryozoa	Ehrenberg 1831
class	Gymnolaemata	Allman 1856
order	Cheilostomata	Busk 1859
suborder	Neocheilostomina	d'Hondt 1985
superfamily	Catenicelloidea	Busk 1852
family	Catenicellidae	Busk 1852
family	Catenicellidae	Busk 1852

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. †Catenicellidae Busk 1852

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G. †Ahcheethamia Gordon and Braga 1994

G. Bryosartor Gordon and Braga 1994

G. †Caberoides Canu 1908

†Caberoides gordoni Di Martino and Taylor 2015

G. †Caloporella MacGillivray 1895

†Caloporella speciosa MacGillivray 1895

G. Calpidium Busk 1852

G. †Catenicella de Blainville 1830

†Catenicella cribriformis Waters 1881

†Catenicella tenuis MacGillivray 1895

Invalid names: Vittaticella Maplestone 1901 [synonym]

G. Catenicellopsis Wilson 1880

G. Claviporella MacGillivray 1887

Claviporella aurita Busk 1852

G. Cornuticella Canu and Bassler 1927

Cornuticella perforata Busk 1852

G. Cornuticellina Stach 1935

G. Costaticella Maplestone 1899

Invalid names: Plicopora MacGillivray 1895 [synonym]

G. †Costatimorpha Zagorsek 2003

G. Cribicellina Canu and Bassler 1927

G. †Digenopora Maplestone 1899

G. †Ditaxipora MacGillivray 1895

†Ditaxipora internodia Waters 1881

G. †Ditaxiporina Stach 1935

G. †Geminella Szczechura 1994

G. Orthoscuticella Wass and Yoo 1975

G. Plagiopora MacGillivray 1895

†Plagiopora alma Gordon and Braga 1994

G. Pterocella Levinsen 1909

Pterocella alata Wyville Thomson 1858

G. Scalicella Harmer 1957

G. Scuticella Levinsen 1909

G. †Stenostomaria MacGillivray 1895

†Stenostomaria solida Waters 1881

G. Strongylopora Maplestone 1899

G. Strophipora MacGillivray 1895

Subg. †Strophipora (Microstomaria) MacGillivray 1895

Subg. Strophipora (Strophipora) Bassler 1953

Strophipora harveyi Wyville Thomson 1858

G. Talivittaticella Gordon and d'Hondt 1985

Invalid names: Catenariidae Levinsen 1909 [synonym], Claviporellinae Correa 1947 [invalid subgroup], Cornuticellinae Stach 1935 [invalid subgroup], Ditaxoporinae Stach 1935 [invalid subgroup], Scuticellinae Stach 1934 [invalid subgroup], Vasignyellinae Gordon and Braga 1994 [invalid subgroup], Vitatticellidae Harmer 1957 [synonym], Vittaticellinae Stach 1933 [invalid subgroup]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

intermediate Mg calcitef

Environment:

marineuc

Locomotion:

stationaryo

Attached:

yeso

Life habit:

epifaunalo

Diet:

suspension feedero

Vision:

blindc

Reproduction:

oviparouso

Brooding:

yeso

Comments:

mean weight-% MgCO3=7.6 based on 4 specimensf

Created:

2008-02-26 04:54:07

Modified:

2008-02-27 04:16:07

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 Late/Upper Givetian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 383.40000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 379.0 Ma

Collections (27 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian	383.4 - 379.0	Germany	Plagiopora sp. (28047)
Priabonian	37.71 - 33.9	New Zealand (North Otago)	Plagiopora alma, Orthoscuticella sp. (172815)
Rupelian	33.9 - 27.3	USA (Alabama)	Catenicella subseptentrionalis (90563)
Oligocene - Miocene	33.9 - 5.333	Australia (Victoria)	Catenicella cribriformis (173512) Catenicella sp., Vittaticella enormis, Ditaxipora internodia (173527)
Miocene - Oligocene	23.04 - 23.04	Australia (Victoria)	Catenicella sp. (173525 173528) Catenicella sp., Vittaticella grandis, Vittaticella insignis (173504) Catenicella sp., Vittaticella insignis, Strophipora harveyi (173516) Stenostomaria solida, Catenicella tenuis (173522) Strophipora harveyi (173517)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian	23.04 - 15.98	Colombia	Catenicella sp., Ditaxiporina colombiana (211329)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.04 - 15.98	Brazil (Para)	Vittaticella elegans (112577)
Early/Lower Miocene	23.04 - 15.98	Australia (Victoria)	Pterocella alata (174192 174193 174195 174197 174199 174201 174202 174211 174212) Vittaticella elegans (174196)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Indonesia	Caberoides gordoni (173651)
Langhian	15.98 - 13.82	Australia (Victoria)	Catenicella hastata (167299)
Serravallian	13.82 - 11.63	Hungary	Catenicella elegans (34739)
Early/Lower Pliocene	5.333 - 3.6	Australia (Victoria)	Vittaticella elegans, Vittaticella gracilenta, Vittaticella hannafordi, Cornuticella perforata, Pterocella alata, Claviporella aurita (174189)