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Crepidacantha

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Crepidacanthidae

Taxonomy
Crepidacantha was named by Levinsen (1909) [Sepkoski's age data: K u R]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Crepidacanthidae.

It was assigned to Crepidacanthidae by Brown (1952), Bassler (1953); and to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. parvipora, C. poissonii, C. zelanica
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. poissoni
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-07-08

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Crepidacantha Levinsen
1952Crepidacantha Brown
1953Crepidacantha Bassler p. G220
2002Crepidacantha Sepkoski

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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
familyCrepidacanthidaeLevinsen 1909
genusCrepidacanthaLevinsen 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. Crepidacantha Levinsen 1909
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†Crepidacantha parvipora Canu and Bassler 1930
Crepidacantha zelanica Canu and Bassler 1929
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Altonian to the top of the Holocene or 18.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.9 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand C. crinispina (173830)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Portugal C. sp. (152330)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58New Zealand C. crinispina (173737) C. crinispina, C. zelanica (173740) C. zelanica (173738 173739)
Castlecliffian1.63 - 0.34New Zealand C. crinispina (173734)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) C. poissoni (97610) C. poissoni, C. sp. (97607 97608) C. sp. (97609)