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Trypostegidae

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Trypostegidae

Taxonomy
Trypostegidae was named by Gordon et al. (2005). It is extant. Its type is Trypostega.

It was assigned to Cheilostomata by Bock (2006); and to Hippothooidea by Berning (2006), Guha and Gopikrishna (2007), Di Martino and Taylor (2013) and Di Martino and Taylor (2015).

Subtaxa
Boreas, Trypostega (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Trypostegidae Gordon et al.
2006Trypostegidae Berning p. 56
2006Trypostegidae Bock
2007Trypostegidae Guha and Gopikrishna
2013Trypostegidae Di Martino and Taylor p. 92
2015Trypostegidae Di Martino and Taylor

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
infraorderAscophorina(Levinsen 1909)
superfamilyHippothooideaBusk 1859
familyTrypostegidaeGordon et al. 2005
familyTrypostegidaeGordon et al. 2005

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. Trypostegidae Gordon et al. 2005
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G. †Boreas
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†Trypostega hasibuani Di Martino and Taylor 2015
†Trypostega rossae Guha and Gopikrishna 2007
†Trypostega rugulosa Reuss 1874
Trypostega venusta Norman 1864
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Comments: average 8.5% MgCO3 based on two specimensf
Created: 2008-02-27 06:47:01
Modified: 2008-02-27 08:47:01
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Bock 2006

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 55.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.6 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Alabama) Trypostega elongata (87834)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Florida) Trypostega inornata (7321 7322)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Trypostega venusta (90552 90565)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Alabama) Trypostega inornata (90528 90551 90561 90562 90563 90564) Trypostega inornata, Trypostega venusta (90549)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Colombia Trypostega sp. (211331)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44India (Gujarat) Trypostega rossae (177173)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Trypostega rossae (178702)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Trypostega sp. (65395)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Indonesia Trypostega hasibuani (173651)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Romania Trypostega rugulosa (178089)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Trypostega venusta (61334)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Spain Trypostega rugulosa (178465) Trypostega venusta (177479 177480)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco Trypostega venusta (34724)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) Trypostega venusta (61347)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Greece (Rhodes) Trypostega rugulosa (122994)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Trypostega venusta (97610)