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Myriaporidae

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Myriaporidae

Taxonomy
Myriaporidae was named by Gray (1841). It is extant. Its type is Myriapora.

It was assigned to Ascophora by Pouyet (2000); to Cheilostomata by Bock (2006); and to Schizoporelloidea by Berning (2006), Gordon (2012).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Myriaporidae Gray
1849Myriozoumidae d'Orbigny p. 503
1867Myriozoidae Smitt
1953Myriozoidae Bassler p. G231
2000Myriaporidae Pouyet
2006Myriaporidae Berning p. 90
2006Myriaporidae Bock
2012Myriaporidae Gordon p. 10

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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
familyMyriaporidaeGray 1841
familyMyriaporidaeGray 1841

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. Myriaporidae Gray 1841
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G. Leieschara Sars 1863
G. Myriapora de Blainville 1830
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†Myriapora operculata Canu and Bassler 1935
Myriapora truncata Pallas 1766
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Invalid names: Vaginopora polystigma Reuss 1848 [synonym]
Invalid names: Myriozoum Donati 1750 [synonym]
Invalid names: Myriozoidae Smitt 1867 [synonym], Myriozoumidae d'Orbigny 1849 [synonym]
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: average 6.7% MgCO3 based on 5 specimensf
Created: 2008-02-27 06:28:13
Modified: 2008-02-27 08:28:13
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 Middle Pleistocene or 33.90000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Myriapora fungiformis (95898)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Myriapora operculata (173509 173510)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Porella operculata (174154)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany Myriapora truncata (46102)
Miocene - Oligocene23.04 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Myriapora operculata (173502 173504)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Spain (Gran Canaria) Myriozoum sp. (60389)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany Myriapora sp. (188985)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Romania Myriapora truncata (178090)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Czechia Myriapora truncata (178887 178888 178890 178893 178894 178895 178896 178899 178902)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Spain Myriapora truncata (177482 177485 178465)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Spain Myriapora truncata (177488)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Myriapora truncata (69864)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Portugal Myriozoum marionense (152330)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Spain Myriapora truncata (177489 177490 177491)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Greenland Myriozoella crustacea (75197) Myriozoella plana (75200)