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Tubucellaria

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Tubucellariidae

Taxonomy
Tubucellaria was named by d'Orbigny (1852) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Tubucellariidae.

It was synonymized subjectively with Margaretta by Bock (2006).

It was assigned to Tubucellariidae by Stach (1936), Bassler (1953), Brown (1956), Brown (1958); and to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Tubucellaria d'Orbigny
1936Tubucellaria Stach
1953Tubucellaria Bassler p. G210
1956Tubucellaria Brown
1958Tubucellaria Brown
2002Tubucellaria Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
infraorderAscophorina(Levinsen 1909)
familyTubucellariidae
genusTubucellariad'Orbigny 1852

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. Tubucellaria d'Orbigny 1852
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Tubucellaria cereoides Ellis and Solander 1786
Tubucellaria cereoides gracilis Canu and Bassler 1929
Tubucellaria hirsuta Lamouroux 1816
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 Bartonian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 41.03000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenozoic66.0 - 0.0Australia (Victoria) T. cereoides (174187 174188)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) T. parviporosa (7331)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Florida) T. fallax (7330) T. nodifera (7322 7324 7325 7327 7328) T. vicksburgica (7332)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Florida) T. congesta (7318 7319)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Oman (Dhofar) T. sp. (175334)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Alabama) T. vicksburgia (90562 90563) T. vicksburgica (90548 90549 90550 90551)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Mississippi) T. vicksburgica (90552 90565 90566)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany T. sp. (46102)
Miocene - Oligocene23.04 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) T. cereoides (173516)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Saudi Arabia T. sp. (34414)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) T. hirsuta, T. cereoides (174189)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Australia (South Australia) T. opuntioides (172913) T. sp., T. hirsuta, T. opuntioides (172911)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (California) T. punctulata (168757 231899)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) T. punctulata (202634 202638 202648) T. sp., T. punctulata (222979)