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Porinidae

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Porinidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Porinidae D'Orbigny
1913Acroporidae Canu
1935Porinidae Canu and Bassler
1949Gastropellinae Vigneaux p. 76
1952Porinidae Brown
1953Porinidae Bassler p. G193
1956Porinidae Brown
1957Spiroporinidae Harmer
1958Porinidae Brown
1972Spiroporinidae Cheetham
1977Haswellinidae Gordon and Ballentine p. 126
1997Porinidae Lee et al.
2003Porinidae Schmidt
2006Porinidae Bock
2007Porinidae Guha and Gopikrishna
2012Porinidae Gordon p. 10
2015Porinidae Gordon and Taylor

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
superfamilySchizoporelloideaJullien 1883
familyPorinidaeD'Orbigny 1852
familyPorinidaeD'Orbigny 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. †Porinidae D'Orbigny 1852
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G. †Cyphonella Koschinsky 1885
G. †Gastropella Canu and Bassler 1917
G. Haswelliporina Gordon and d'Hondt 1997
G. Mosaicoporina Gordon and d'Hondt 1997
G. Porina d'Orbigny 1852
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Porina fissurifera Canu and Bassler 1935
Porina gracilis Lamarck 1816
Porina gracilis vertebralis Stoliczka 1865
Porina spongiosa MacGillivray 1895
Porina tubulifera MacGillivray 1895
Porina turrita Gordon and Taylor 2015
Invalid names: Acropora Reuss 1869 [replaced]
G. Semihaswellia Canu and Bassler 1917
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Semihaswellia rectifurcata Canu and Bassler 1917
G. †Tremotoichos Canu and Bassler 1917
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Tremotoichos fulraensis Guha and Gopikrishna 2007
Invalid names: Acroporidae Canu 1913 [replaced], Gastropellinae Vigneaux 1949 [invalid subgroup], Haswellinidae Gordon and Ballentine 1977 [synonym], Spiroporinidae Harmer 1957 [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=6.6 based on 7 specimens. Traces of argonitef
Created: 2008-02-26 05:53:11
Modified: 2008-02-27 08:37:06
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Campanian to the top of the Calabrian or 83.60000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.2 Ma

Collections (64 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2France Porina sp. (3787)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Sweden Porina salebrosa, Porina cylindrica (69603)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark Porina flabellata, Porina cancellata, Porina salebrossa (89866) Porina salebrosa (2964 226853 226860 226864 226865 226869)
Cenozoic66.0 - 0.0Australia (Victoria) Porina gracilis (174185 174188)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07New Zealand (Chatham Island) Porina turrita (172944)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71India Tremotoichos fulraensis (178700)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Semihaswellia rectifurcata (90479)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9New Zealand (North Otago) Porina sp. 1 (172816) Porina sp. 1, Porina sp. 2 (172815)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Tonga (Eua) Spiroporina kondoi (166842) Spiroporina kondoi, Spiroporina deliqua (166841)
Runangan36.7 - 34.6New Zealand Porina tubulifera, Spiroporina pentagona (173838)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Alabama) Acropora saillans (90528) Semihaswellia exilis (90550 90562)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04India Tremotoichos fulraensis (178701)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Porina gracilis (173508 173510 173512 173514 173515 173521 173526 173527)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Porina fissurifera (174150) Spiroporina tenuis (174145)
Miocene - Oligocene23.04 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Porina gracilis (173502 173504 173506 173511 173516 173517 173518 173519 173520 173522 173524 173525 173528)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45India (Gujarat) Porina sp. (177173)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India Porina sp., Tremotoichos fulraensis (178702)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Spiroporina pentagona, Spiroporina polypora (173830)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Porina fissurifera, Spiroporina tenuis (174139)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) Porina vertebralis, Porina gracilis (166365)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand Spiroporina pentagona (173831)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Porina sp. (27549)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.63 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Porina gracilis (166810)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Porina vertebralis (166744)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Australia (South Australia) Porina gracilis (172911 172913)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Antarctica Cyphonella nodosa (41576 41578)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) Semihaswellia sinuosa (79835 79844)
Castlecliffian1.63 - 0.34New Zealand Spiroporina pentagona, Spiroporina polypora (173732) Spiroporina polypora (173733 173734)