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Selenaria

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Selenariidae

Taxonomy
Selenaria was named by Busk (1854) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1260]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Selenariidae.

It was assigned to Opesiulidae by Canu and Bassler (1935); to Microporidae by Stach (1936), Bassler (1953); to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Selenariidae by Brown (1952), Brown (1956), Brown (1958), Håkansson et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Selenaria Busk
1935Selenaria Canu and Bassler
1936Selenaria Stach
1952Selenaria Brown
1953Selenaria Bassler p. G171
1956Selenaria Brown
1958Selenaria Brown
2002Selenaria Sepkoski
2023Selenaria 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)
superfamilyLunulitoideaLagaaij 1952
familySelenariidaeBusk 1854
genusSelenariaBusk 1854

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. Selenaria Busk 1854
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Selenaria bimorphocella Maplestone 1904
†Selenaria cupola Tenison-Woods 1880
†Selenaria grandicella Canu and Bassler 1935
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†Selenaria macgillivrayi lucens MacGillivray 1895
Invalid names: Selenaria squamosa Tenison-Woods 1880 [replaced]
†Selenaria magnipunctata Maplestone 1904
†Selenaria marginata Tenison-Woods 1880
Selenaria nitida Maplestone 1909
Selenaria punctata Tenison-Woods 1880
†Selenaria trifoliata Canu and Bassler 1935
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 Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Castlecliffian or 33.90000 to 0.34000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenozoic66.0 - 0.0Australia (Victoria) S. maculata (174184 174185 174186)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Oman (Dhofar) S. sp. (175334)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) S. cupola (173508 173510 173521)
Miocene - Oligocene23.04 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) S. cupola (173504 173520) S. maculata, S. grandicella, S. cupola (173518 173519) S. maculata, S. grandicella, S. macgillivrayi (173517) S. magnipunctata, S. cupola (173516)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) S. maculata (174191 174192 174194 174198)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand S. nitida, S. cupola (173830)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) S. grandicella, S. trifoliata (174139)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.63 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) S. sp. (166810)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) S. maculata (174189 174190)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) S. maculata, S. punctata (166744)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Australia (South Australia) S. bimorphocella (172913) S. bimorphocella, S. nitida (172911)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58New Zealand S. squamosa (173739)
Castlecliffian1.63 - 0.34New Zealand S. squamosa (173731 173732 173733 173734 173735 173736)