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Chaperia

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Chaperiidae

Taxonomy
Chaperia was named by Jullien (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Chaperiidae.

It was assigned to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Chaperiidae by Brown (1952), Bassler (1953), Brown (1956), Brown (1958), Pouyet (2000), Bock (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Chaperia Jullien
1952Chaperia Brown
1953Chaperia Bassler p. G166
1956Chaperia Brown
1958Chaperia Brown
2000Chaperia Pouyet
2002Chaperia Sepkoski
2006Chaperia Bock

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderFlustrina(Smitt 1868)
superfamilyCalloporoideaNorman 1903
familyChaperiidaeJullien 1888
genusChaperiaJullien 1881

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. Chaperia Jullien 1881
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Chaperia acanthina Lamouroux 1824
†Chaperia annulus Manzoni 1870
Chaperia colensoi Brown 1952
†Chaperia cylindriformis Waters 1881
Chaperia rubida Hincks 1881
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: intermediate Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2008-02-26 05:05:29
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:18:03
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Oligocene to the top of the Castlecliffian or 33.90000 to 0.34000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) C. acanthina (173521) C. sp. (173510)
Miocene - Oligocene23.04 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) C. cylindriformis (173517 173518 173519 173522 173528) C. multifida (173516)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand C. galeata, C. cristata, C. rubida (173830)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Spain C. annulus (177481 177486)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58New Zealand C. multifida, C. acanthina (173740) C. multifida, C. acanthina, C. rubida, C. colensoi (173739) C. multifida, C. acanthina, C. rubida, C. colensoi, C. cervicornis (173737)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Australia (South Australia) C. multifida (172911 172913)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Spain C. annulus (177490 177491)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Greece C. annulus (71243)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117New Zealand C. acanthina, C. rubida (173728)
Castlecliffian1.63 - 0.34New Zealand C. acanthina (173734) C. rubida (173733)