Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Mamilloporidae

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Mamilloporidae

Taxonomy
Mamilloporidae was named by Canu and Bassler (1927). Its type is Mamillopora.

It was assigned to Ascophora by Bassler (1953), Pouyet (2000); to Cheilostomata by Bock (2006); and to Mamilloporoidea by Gordon (2012), Di Martino and Taylor (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Mamilloporidae Canu and Bassler
1953Mamilloporidae Bassler p. G227
2000Mamilloporidae Pouyet
2006Mamilloporidae Bock
2012Mamilloporidae Gordon p. 12
2015Mamilloporidae Di Martino and Taylor

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
superfamilyMamilloporoideaCanu and Bassler 1927
familyMamilloporidaeCanu and Bassler 1927
familyMamilloporidaeCanu and Bassler 1927

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. †Mamilloporidae Canu and Bassler 1927
show all | hide all
G. Anoteropora Canu and Bassler 1927
hide
Anoteropora magnicapitata Canu and Bassler 1927
†Anoteropora persimplex Neviani 1895
†Anoteropora rajnathi Tewari et al. 1958
Invalid names: Discosella Canu 1925 [synonym]
G. Mamillopora Canu and Bassler 1927
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Comments: aragonite only (1 specimen)f
Created: 2008-02-26 05:43:30
Modified: 2008-02-26 07:43:30
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 Aquitanian to the top of the Calabrian or 23.04000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.45 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45India (Gujarat) Anoteropora rajnathi, Anoteropora latirostris (177173)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India Anoteropora cookae, Anoteropora rajnathi, Anoteropora latirostris (178702 178703)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98India (Gujarat) Anoteropora rajnathi, Anoteropora latirostris (177172)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Indonesia Anoteropora magnicapitata (173647)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Mamillopora tuberosa (145579)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Mamillopora tuberosa (61342)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Spain Anoteropora persimplex (177482)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas del Toro) Mamillopora n. sp. 2 (79777) Mamillopora tuberosa (79982)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica Mamillopora tuberosa (58522)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas) Mamillopora cavernulosa, Mamillopora n. sp. 1 (79794) Mamillopora cavernulosa, Mamillopora tuberosa (79983) Mamillopora n. sp. 1 (79771 79989) Mamillopora n. sp. 2 (79774) Mamillopora tuberosa, Mamillopora n. sp. 1 (79772)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas del Toro) Mamillopora cavernulosa (61340 79998) Mamillopora tuberosa (61339 61344 91910) Mamillopora tuberosa, Mamillopora n. sp. 2 (91902)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Panama Mamillopora tuberosa, Mamillopora n. sp. 1, Mamillopora n. sp. 2 (91912)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) Mamillopora cavernulosa (79845) Mamillopora cavernulosa, Mamillopora tuberosa (79842 79844) Mamillopora tuberosa, Mamillopora n. sp. 1 (79835)