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Sceptropora

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Arthrostylidae

Taxonomy
Sceptropora was named by Ulrich (1888). Its type is Sceptropora facula.

It was assigned to Arthrostylidae by Bassler (1911), Bassler (1953), Lobdell (1992); and to Cryptostomata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
S. estoniensis, S. facula (type species), S. florida, S. francisca

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Sceptropora Ulrich
1911Sceptropora Bassler
1953Sceptropora Bassler p. G130
1992Sceptropora Lobdell
2002Sceptropora Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCryptostomataVine 1884
suborderRhabdomesinaAstrova and Morozova 1956
familyArthrostylidaeUlrich 1882
genusSceptroporaUlrich 1888

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. †Sceptropora Ulrich 1888
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†Sceptropora facula Ulrich 1888
†Sceptropora florida Kiepura 1962
†Sceptropora francisca Bassler 1911
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, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Keila to the top of the Aeronian or 453.90000 to 438.60000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Shermanian - Edenian457.3 - 450.2Canada (Northwest Territories) S. sp. (24637)
Keila453.9 - 452.8Estonia S. francisca (167555)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (North Dakota) S. facula (64607) S. facula, S. florida (64599 64600 64602 64606)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Wyoming) S. facula (65239)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Illinois) S. facula (167613 167615) S. sp. (396)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) S. facula (173990 174027 174028)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Nevada) S. sp. (78051)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Manitoba) S. facula (167612) S. facula, S. florida (28023)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Nevada) S. faculum (359)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Norway (Oslo) S. estoniensis (158489) S. sp. (2758)
Porkuni445.2 - 443.1Estonia S. estoniensis (158490) S. facula (167591) S. sp. (2757)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.1 - 438.6Russian Federation (Siberia) S. obscura (206560)