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Microporella ciliata

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Microporellidae

Taxonomy
Eschara ciliata was named by Pallas (1766). It is extant.

It was recombined as Microporella ciliata by Waters (1887) and Berning (2006).

Subspecies
M. diademata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Eschara ciliata Pallas
1887Microporella ciliata Waters
2006Microporella ciliata Berning p. 105 figs. 128-130

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
superfamilySchizoporelloideaJullien 1883
familyMicroporellidae
genusMicroporellaHincks 1877
speciesciliata(Pallas 1766)

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 05:47:39
Modified: 2008-02-27 08:25:49
Source: f = family, 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 Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.03000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Oligocene23.03 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) Microporella ciliata (173506)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Microporella ciliata (173830)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Czech Republic Microporella ciliata (178892 178893 178894 178895 178896 178899)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Hungary Microporella ciliata (34739)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Spain Microporella ciliata (177485 177486 178465)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Microporella ciliata (69864 70785)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco Microporella ciliata (34723 34724)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Antarctica Microporella ciliata (41581)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588New Zealand Microporella ciliata (173737 173739 173740 173741)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Spain Microporella ciliata (177489 177490)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Greece Microporella ciliata (71243)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy Microporella ciliata (146291 146292 146293)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117New Zealand Microporella ciliata (173728)
Castlecliffian1.63 - 0.34New Zealand Microporella ciliata (173733)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Microporella ciliata (202634 202648)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Microporella ciliata (57702 57703 57704 57705)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Microporella ciliata (160361)