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Hiantopora

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Hiantoporidae

Taxonomy
Hiantopora is a genus. It is extant. It is the type genus of Hiantoporidae.

It was assigned to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hiantoporidae by Bassler (1953), Brown (1958), Schmidt (2003), Berning (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Hiantopora Bassler p. G166
1958Hiantopora Brown
2002Hiantopora Sepkoski
2003Hiantopora Schmidt
2006Hiantopora Berning p. 28

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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
familyHiantoporidaeGregory 1893
genusHiantopora

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.

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Hiantopora intermedia Kirkpatrick 1890
Hiantopora rostrata Moissette 1988
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 Oligocene to the top of the Tortonian or 33.90000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) H. radicifera (173512)
Miocene - Oligocene23.04 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) H. intermedia (173516)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Spain H. rostrata (178465)