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Characodoma

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Cleidochasmatidae

Taxonomy
Characodoma was named by Maplestone (1900) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Schizoporellidae by Bassler (1953); to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cleidochasmatidae by Gordon (2012).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Characodoma Maplestone
1953Characodoma Bassler p. G200
2002Characodoma Sepkoski
2002Cleidochasma Sepkoski
2012Characodoma Gordon p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
superfamilyMamilloporoideaCanu and Bassler 1927
familyCleidochasmatidaeCheetham and Sandberg 1964
genusCharacodomaMaplestone 1900

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. Characodoma Maplestone 1900
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Invalid names: Cleidochasma [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: intermediate Mg calciteo
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2007-09-18 02:46:35
Modified: 2008-02-27 09:01:45
Source: o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Holocene or 11.63000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama C. contractum (61342)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas del Toro) C. contractum (79982)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas del Toro) C. contractum (61339 91901 91910)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas) C. contractum (79772)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) C. contractum (79835 79842 79845)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Cleidochasma porcellanum (97609 97610)