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Ptylopora

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Acanthocladiidae

Taxonomy
Ptylopora was named by McCoy (1844) [Sepkoski's age data: D Sieg P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 424,571,1034].

It was assigned to Acanthocladiidae by Bassler (1953); and to Fenestrata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Ptilopora disticha, P. carinata, P. gigantea, P. konincki
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. condrai, P. eliasi, P. nodosa, P. pluma

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Ptylopora McCoy
1846Ptilopora Agassiz
1953Ptylopora Bassler p. G128
2002Ptylopora Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCryptostomataVine 1884
suborderFenestelloidea
suborderFenestellinaAstrova and Morozova 1956
familyAcanthocladiidaeZittel 1880
genusPtyloporaMcCoy 1844

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. †Ptylopora McCoy 1844
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†Ptylopora carinata Crockford 1941
†Ptylopora gigantea Stuckenberg 1895
†Ptylopora konincki Crockford 1947
Invalid names: Ptilopora Agassiz 1846 [synonym]
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 Emsian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 410.62000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Spain P. nodosa (144336)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Spain (Asturias) P. nodosa (226336 226337 226338 226340 226341)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Pennsylvania) Ptilopora sp. (9913) P. sp. (627)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Morocco P. sp. (144324)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany P. sp. (236305)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Morocco P. sp. (144589)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Australia (New South Wales) Ptilopora konincki (58018)
Ivorian - Chadian353.7 - 339.9Ireland P. pluma (76501 76515)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Indiana) P. sp. (2455)
Osagean - Meramecian351.9 - 335.4USA (Utah) P. condrai (41292)
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 339.9Ireland P. sp. (76517)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9USA (Indiana) P. sp. (2208)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Indiana) P. sp. (557 558)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Utah) P. eliasi (41226)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3USA (Alabama) P. sp. (6790 6811)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4Australia (Queensland) P. konincki (145029)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) P. sp. (138)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (164)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Missouri) P. sp. (116)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Svalbard and Jan Mayen P. sp. A (115480)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Australia (Queensland) P. sp. (120319) P. sp. 1 (66210)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28Australia (New South Wales) Ptilopora carinata (106679)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (Queensland) P. sp. (113859)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Qinghai) P. sp. (63889)