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Crateropora

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Aspidostomatidae

Taxonomy
Crateropora was named by Levinsen (1909) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sn R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Aspidostomatidae by Brown (1952), Bassler (1953), Brown (1958), Schmidt (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Crateropora Levinsen
1952Crateropora Brown
1953Crateropora Bassler p. G174
1958Crateropora Brown
2002Crateropora Sepkoski
2003Crateropora Schmidt

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderFlustrina(Smitt 1868)
superfamilyMicroporoideaGray 1848
familyAspidostomatidaeJullien 1888
genusCrateroporaLevinsen 1909

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. Crateropora Levinsen 1909
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Crateropora muralis Brown 1952
Crateropora ordinata Waters 1883
Crateropora patula Waters 1881
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: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Oligocene to the top of the Miocene or 33.90000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04New Zealand (North-West Nelson) C. muralis (173837)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) C. ordinata (173526 173527) C. patula, C. inconspicua (173508) C. patula, C. ordinata (173512)
Miocene - Oligocene23.04 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) C. ordinata (173525 173528) C. patula (173511) C. patula, C. inconspicua (173504 173506) C. sp. (173519)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) C. patula (167299)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) C. patula (166365)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.63 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) C. patula (166810)