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Pelmatopora

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Cribrilinidae

Taxonomy
Pelmatopora is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Pelmatoporidae, Pelmatoporinae.

It was assigned to Pelmatoporinae by Bassler (1953); to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cribrilinidae by Bock (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Pelmatopora Bassler p. G192
2002Pelmatopora Sepkoski
2006Pelmatopora Bock

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderFlustrina(Smitt 1868)
superfamilyCribrilinoideaHincks 1879
familyCribrilinidaeHincks 1880
genusPelmatopora

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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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 05:25:01
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:19:33
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Sweden P. daniensis (69603)