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Cellepora

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Celleporidae

Taxonomy
Cellepora was named by Linnaeus (1767) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Celleporidae.

It was assigned to Celleporidae by Ulrich and Bassler (1904), Brown (1952), Bassler (1953) and Brown (1958); and to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. agglutinans, C. cribrosa, C. glomerata, C. granulata, C. massalis
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. parasitica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1767Cellepora Linnaeus
1904Cellepora Ulrich and Bassler p. 428
1952Cellepora Brown
1953Cellepora Bassler p. G220
1958Cellepora Brown
2002Cellepora Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
superfamilyCelleporoideaJohnston 1838
familyCelleporidaeBusk 1852
genusCelleporaLinnaeus 1767

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. Cellepora Linnaeus 1767
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†Cellepora cribrosa Ulrich and Bassler 1904
Cellepora glomerata MacGillivray 1887
†Cellepora granulata Münster 1841
†Cellepora massalis Ulrich and Bassler 1904
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: intermediate Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2008-02-26 04:59:42
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:17:19
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Julian to the top of the Zanclean or 235.00000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 232.0 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy C. granulata (137429)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Sweden C. daniensis (69603)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) C. sp. (205781)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03New Zealand (North-West Nelson) C. sp. 2 (173837)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) C. sp. (173508)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France C. sp. (59265)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand C. sp. 1, C. glomerata (173830)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Fiji C. sp. (68330)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Czech Republic C. sp. (178887 178888 178890 178892 178893 178894 178895 178896 178897 178898 178899 178901 178902 178904)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland C. sp. (32515 32516 32517)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) C. fossa (166810)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) C. fossa (166744)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Antarctica C. parasitica (41578)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Australia (South Australia) C. sp. (172911)