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Claviporella

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Catenicellidae

Taxonomy
Claviporella was named by MacGillivray (1887) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Catenicellidae by Bassler (1953); and to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-07-07

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Claviporella MacGillivray
1953Claviporella Bassler p. G222
2002Claviporella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
superfamilyCatenicelloideaBusk 1852
familyCatenicellidaeBusk 1852
genusClaviporellaMacGillivray 1887

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. Claviporella MacGillivray 1887
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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 04:54:07
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:16:07
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: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) C. aurita (174189)