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Crepipora simulans

Stenolaemata - Cystoporata - Ceramoporidae

Taxonomy
Crepipora simulans was named by Ulrich (1882). It is the type species of Crepipora.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. adherens, C. cava, C. hemispherica, C. lunariata, C. vesiculosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Crepipora simulans Ulrich

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
superorderPalaeostomataMa et al. 2014
orderCystoporataAstrova 1964
suborderCeramoporinaBassler 1913
familyCeramoporidaeUlrich 1882
genusCrepiporaUlrich 1882
speciessimulansUlrich 1882

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.

†Crepipora simulans Ulrich 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:11:14
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:19:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: Maysvillian or 450.20000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Crepipora simulans (5368)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Crepipora simulans (5374)