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Electra

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Electridae

Taxonomy
Electra was named by Lamouroux (1816) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than R Sepkoski's reference number: 1260]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Electridae.

It was assigned to Electrinidae by Canu and Bassler (1920); to Membraniporidae by Brown (1952); to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Electridae by Bassler (1953), Pouyet (2000), Bock (2006), Gordon (2012).

Species
E. monostachys, E. ongleyi, E. parvimater, E. pilosa
Species lacking formal opinion data
E. arctica, E. crustulenta, E. psidoniae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Electra Lamouroux
1920Electra Canu and Bassler p. 76
1952Electra Brown
1953Electra Bassler p. G157
2000Electra Pouyet
2002Electra Sepkoski
2006Electra Bock
2012Electra Gordon p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderMembraniporinaOrtmann 1890
superfamilyMembraniporoideaBusk 1852
familyElectridaeD'Orbigny 1851
genusElectraLamouroux 1816

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. Electra Lamouroux 1816
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†Electra ongleyi Brown 1952
†Electra parvimater Canu and Bassler 1920
Electra pilosa Linnaeus 1767
†Electra pilosa calva Brown 1952
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 05:13:31
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:32:33
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 Danian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 66.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Río Negro) E. sp. (220766)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Spain E. monostachys (177486)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco E. monostachys (34723)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Belgium E. sp. (80674)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Spain E. monostachys (177491)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58New Zealand E. ongleyi (173737 173739 173740)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (North Carolina) E. sp. (60986 60987 60988 60989)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand E. pilosa (173829)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Greenland E. arctica (75179 75197 75200)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) E. monostachys (57702 57703 57704 57705)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) E. monostachys (48886 66720)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New York) E. crustulenta (81751)