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Cupuladria

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Cupuladriidae

Taxonomy
Cupuladria was named by Canu and Basler (1919) [Sepkoski's age data: T Pale R Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Cupuladriidae.

It was assigned to Membraniporidae by Bassler (1953); to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cupuladriidae by Scolaro (1970), Wienrich (1999), Håkansson et al. (2023).

Species
C. biporosa, C. canariensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. haidingeri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Cupuladria Canu and Basler
1953Cupuladria Bassler p. G156
1970Cupuladria Scolaro p. 95
1999Cupuladria Wienrich p. 271
2002Cupuladria Sepkoski
2023Cupuladria Håkansson et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderFlustrina(Smitt 1868)
superfamilyCalloporoideaNorman 1903
familyCupuladriidaeLagaaij 1952
genusCupuladriaCanu and Basler 1919

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. Cupuladria Canu and Basler 1919
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†Cupuladria biporosa Canu and Bassler 1923
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2007-09-18 02:20:49
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:20:54
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 Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 56.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (54 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Spain C. sp. (75368 75391 75393 75394 75397 75398 75401)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Brazil (Para) C. canariensis (65162) C. sp. (112577) Cupularia canariensis (60979 60983)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Belgium C. haidingeri (114830)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Brazil (Para) C. canariensis (58454)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) C. canariensis (61897 61905 62885 62886)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Trinidad and Tobago C. canariensis (74921)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama C. biporosa, C. canariensis (61342)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) C. biporosa (61334 145530 145579 145582) C. n. sp. 6., C. biporosa (145578)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Florida) C. biporosa (90570 90571 90572)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago C. canariensis (74956)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) C. biporosa, C. canariensis (61347)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas del Toro) C. biporosa, C. canariensis (79777 79982)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Belgium C. canariensis (80674)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica C. canariensis (58522)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Costa Rica (Limon) C. biporosa (79993)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas) C. biporosa, C. canariensis (79771 79774 79794 79983 79989) C. n. sp. 6, C. canariensis (79772)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas del Toro) C. biporosa, C. canariensis (61339 61340 61344 79998 91901 91902 91910)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Panama C. n. sp. 6, C. biporosa, C. canariensis (91912)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) C. biporosa, C. canariensis (79835 79842 79845) C. canariensis (79844)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) C. owenii, C. biporosa (57702 57703)