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Corbulipora

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Cribrilinidae

Taxonomy

Corbulipora was named by MacGillivray (1895) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo T Mi]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cribrilinidae by Bassler (1953), Brown (1958); and to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Acanthocella tubulifera, C. ampulla, C. cornuta, C. elevata, C. ornata, C. pennata

Synonyms

Acanthocella was named by Canu and Bassler (1917) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1260]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Corbulipora by Gordon (2012).

It was assigned to Cribrilinidae by Bassler (1953), Brown (1958); and to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002).
Watersia was named by Levinsen (1909). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Corbulipora by Gordon (2012).

It was assigned to Bugulidae by Bassler (1953).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1895	Corbulipora MacGillivray
1909	Watersia Levinsen
1917	Acanthocella Canu and Bassler
1953	Acanthocella Bassler p. G186
1953	Corbulipora Bassler p. G186
1953	Watersia Bassler p. G181
1958	Acanthocella Brown
1958	Corbulipora Brown
2002	Acanthocella Sepkoski
2002	Corbulipora Sepkoski

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
—	Lophophorata

Rank	Name	Author
phylum	Bryozoa	Ehrenberg 1831
class	Gymnolaemata	Allman 1856
order	Cheilostomata	Busk 1859
suborder	Flustrina	(Smitt 1868)
superfamily	Cribrilinoidea	Hincks 1879
family	Cribrilinidae	Hincks 1880
genus	Corbulipora	MacGillivray 1895

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. †Corbulipora MacGillivray 1895

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†Corbulipora ampulla Maplestone 1901

†Corbulipora cornuta MacGillivray 1895

†Corbulipora elevata MacGillivray 1895

†Corbulipora ornata MacGillivray 1895

†Corbulipora pennata Brown 1958

Invalid names: Acanthocella Canu and Bassler 1917 [synonym], Watersia Levinsen 1909 [synonym]

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 05:25:01

Modified:

2008-02-27 04:19:33

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 Langhian or 33.90000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (9 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oligocene - Miocene	33.9 - 5.333	Australia (Victoria)	C. cornuta (173510) C. ornata (173526) C. ornata, C. cornuta (173508) C. ornata, C. pennata (173527)
Miocene - Oligocene	23.04 - 23.04	Australia (Victoria)	Acanthocella tubulifera, C. elevata, C. ampulla (173517) C. elevata, C. cornuta (173519) C. ornata (173504 173528)
Langhian	15.98 - 13.82	Australia (Victoria)	C. ornata (167299)