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Frondipora

Stenolaemata - Tubuliporata - Frondiporidae

Taxonomy
Frondipora was named by Link (1807) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp R Sepkoski's reference number: 942]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Frondiporidae.

It was assigned to Frondiporidae by Bassler (1953) and Bock (2002); and to Cyclostomata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1807Frondipora Link
1953Frondipora Bassler p. G56
2002Frondipora Bock
2002Frondipora Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderTubuliporata
suborderTubuliporinaMilne Edwards 1838
familyFrondiporidaeBusk 1875
genusFrondiporaLink 1807

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.

G. Frondipora Link 1807
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2008-02-27 02:42:08
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:42:08
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Gelasian or 137.05000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Switzerland F. campicheana (2225)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6France F. campicheana (2222)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany F. sp. (188985)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco F. verrucosa (34723 34724)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Greece F. verrucosa (71243)