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Plagiopora

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Reteporidae

Taxonomy
Plagiopora was named by MacGillivray (1895). It is extant.

It was assigned to Reteporidae by Bassler (1953); and to Catenicellidae by Lee et al. (1997).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Plagiopora MacGillivray
1953Plagiopora Bassler p. G212
1997Plagiopora Lee et al.

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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)
familyReteporidaeSmitt 1868
genusPlagioporaMacGillivray 1895

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. Plagiopora MacGillivray 1895
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Plagiopora alma Gordon and Braga 1994
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: base of the to the top of the Priabonian or 382.40000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian380.2 - 382.4Germany P. sp. (28047)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9New Zealand (North Otago) P. alma (172815)