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Ensipora

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Ptilodictyidae

Taxonomy
Ensipora is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cryptostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ptilodictyidae by Jiménez-Sánchez et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Ensipora Sepkoski
2010Ensipora Jiménez-Sánchez et al. pp. 704 - 705

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCryptostomataVine 1884
suborderPtilodictyina
familyPtilodictyidaeZittel 1880
genusEnsipora

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. †Ensipora
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:11:14
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:19:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Kiessling 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Sandbian to the top of the Wenlock or 458.20000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Russian Federation (Yakutiya) E. praeerecta (79490 79550)
Sandbian - Katian458.2 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) E. lopatini (206485 206494 206502 206503)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Russian Federation (Siberia) E. sp. (9312)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Mongolia E. erecta (79596 79638) E. erecta, E. pennata (79594)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Russian Federation (Yakutiya) E. carinata, E. praeerecta, E. pennigera (79494)
Rawtheyan - Cautleyan448.8 - 448.8Russian Federation (Siberia) E. sp. (9313)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.1 - 438.6Russian Federation (Siberia) E. erecta (206484 206541 206542 206543 206560)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Russian Federation (Siberia) E. erecta (206347)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Mongolia E. erecta (79643)