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Myriapora

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Myriaporidae

Taxonomy

Myriapora was named by de Blainville (1830) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 639]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Myriaporidae.

It was assigned to Hippoporinidae by Brown (1958); to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Myriaporidae by Pouyet (2000), Berning (2006), Bock (2006).

Species

M. operculata, M. truncata (syn. Vaginopora polystigma)

Species lacking formal opinion data

M. fungiformis

Synonyms

Myriozoum was named by Donati (1750) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Myriozoidae.

It was synonymized subjectively with Myriapora by Gordon (2012).

It was assigned to Myriozoidae by Bassler (1953); and to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1750	Myriozoum Donati
1830	Myriapora de Blainville
1953	Myriozoum Bassler p. G231
1958	Myriapora Brown
2000	Myriapora Pouyet
2002	Myriapora Sepkoski
2002	Myriozoum Sepkoski
2006	Myriapora Berning p. 90
2006	Myriapora Bock

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
—	Lophophorata

Rank	Name	Author
phylum	Bryozoa	Ehrenberg 1831
class	Gymnolaemata	Allman 1856
order	Cheilostomata	Busk 1859
suborder	Neocheilostomina	d'Hondt 1985
superfamily	Schizoporelloidea	Jullien 1883
family	Myriaporidae	Gray 1841
genus	Myriapora	de Blainville 1830

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. Myriapora de Blainville 1830

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†Myriapora operculata Canu and Bassler 1935

Myriapora truncata Pallas 1766

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Invalid names: Vaginopora polystigma Reuss 1848 [synonym]

Invalid names: Myriozoum Donati 1750 [synonym]

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:

2008-02-27 06:28:13

Modified:

2008-02-27 08:28:13

Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade

References: Bock 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Zanclean or 33.90000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma

Collections (28 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Rupelian	33.9 - 27.3	Germany	M. fungiformis (95898)
Oligocene - Miocene	33.9 - 5.333	Australia (Victoria)	M. operculata (173509 173510)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	Germany	M. truncata (46102)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	Australia (Victoria)	Porella operculata (174154)
Miocene - Oligocene	23.04 - 23.04	Australia (Victoria)	M. operculata (173502 173504)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian	23.04 - 15.98	Spain (Gran Canaria)	Myriozoum sp. (60389)
Burdigalian	20.45 - 15.98	Germany	M. sp. (188985)
Middle Miocene	15.98 - 11.63	Romania	M. truncata (178090)
Middle Miocene	15.98 - 11.63	Czechia	M. truncata (178887 178888 178890 178893 178894 178895 178896 178899 178902)
Tortonian	11.63 - 7.246	Spain	M. truncata (177482 177485 178465)
Messinian	7.246 - 5.333	Spain	M. truncata (177488)
Messinian	7.246 - 5.333	Algeria	M. truncata (69864)
Zanclean	5.333 - 3.6	Portugal	Myriozoum marionense (152330)
Pliocene	5.333 - 2.58	Spain	M. truncata (177489 177490 177491)