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Hiantoporidae

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Hiantoporidae

Taxonomy

Subtaxa
Hiantopora (type genus), Tremopora

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Hiantoporidae Gregory
1935Hiantoporidae Canu and Bassler
1953Hiantoporidae Bassler p. G166
1958Hiantoporidae Brown
2000Hiantoporidae Pouyet
2003Hiantoporidae Schmidt
2006Hiantoporidae Berning p. 28
2006Hiantoporidae Bock
2012Hiantoporidae Gordon

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderFlustrina(Smitt 1868)
superfamilyCalloporoideaNorman 1903
familyHiantoporidaeGregory 1893
familyHiantoporidaeGregory 1893

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. Hiantoporidae Gregory 1893
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Hiantopora intermedia Kirkpatrick 1890
Hiantopora rostrata Moissette 1988
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Tremopora orbiculata Canu and Bassler 1935
Tremopora staminis Canu and Bassler 1935
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: intermediate Mg calciteo
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2007-09-18 02:46:35
Modified: 2008-02-27 09:01:45
Source: 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 Oligocene to the top of the Pliocene or 33.90000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Hiantopora radicifera (173512)
Miocene - Oligocene23.04 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Hiantopora intermedia (173516)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Tremopora radicifera (65395)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Tremopora orbiculata, Tremopora staminis (174139) Tremopora staminis (167299)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Spain Hiantopora rostrata (178465) Tremopora radicifera (177479 177482 177485 177486)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco Tremopora radicifera (34723)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Spain Tremopora radicifera (56687 177487)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Spain Tremopora radicifera (177491)