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Metrarabdotosidae

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Metrarabdotosidae

Taxonomy
Metrarabdotosidae was named by Vigneaux (1949).

It was assigned to Ascophora by Pouyet (2000); and to Cheilostomata by Bock (2006).

Subtaxa
Metrarabdotos

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Metrarabdotosidae Vigneaux
2000Metrarabdotosidae Pouyet
2006Metrarabdotosidae Bock

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
familyMetrarabdotosidaeVigneaux 1949
familyMetrarabdotosidaeVigneaux 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. †Metrarabdotosidae Vigneaux 1949
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†Metrarabdotos canui Buge and Galopim de Carvalho 1963
†Metrarabdotos elegans Buge and Galopim de Carvalho 1963
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: intermediate Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Comments: 79.5 % calcite with 5.6% MgCO3 on average based on 16 specimensf
Created: 2008-02-27 06:25:07
Modified: 2008-02-27 08:25:07
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Bock 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Calabrian or 33.90000 to 0.77400 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Alabama) Metrarabdotos grande (90548 90564) Metrarabdotos moniliferum (90549 90550)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Mississippi) Metrarabdotos grande (90547) Metrarabdotos moniliferum (90552)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Brazil (Para) Metrarabdotos sp. (112577)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Metrarabdotos sp. (65395)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Czechia Metrarabdotos malecki (178887 178888 178890 178892 178894 178895 178896 178897 178898 178899 178901 178902)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Romania Metrarabdotos maleckii (178089)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Spain Metrarabdotos canui (177482)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Metrarabdotos n. sp. 8 (145580)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Spain Metrarabdotos canui (177488) Metrarabdotos sp. (56687)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Greece (Rhodes) Metrarabdotos moniliferum (122994)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Metrarabdotos monilifera (55827)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Spain Metrarabdotos elegans (177490 177491)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica Metrarabdotos lacrymosum (58522)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Greece Metrarabdotos moniliferum (71243)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Panama Metrarabdotos lacrymosum (91912)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) Metrarabdotos n. sp. 8 (79844)