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Porella marsupium

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Bryocryptellidae

Taxonomy
Lepralia marsupium was named by MacGillivray (1869). It is extant.

It was recombined as Porella marsupium by MacGillivray (1883).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Lepralia marsupium MacGillivray
1883Porella marsupium MacGillivray

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderFlustrina(Smitt 1868)
infraorderUmbonulomorphaGordon 1989
superfamilyLepralielloideaVigneaux 1949
familyBryocryptellidaeVigneaux 1949
genusPorellaGray 1848
speciesmarsupium(MacGillivray 1869)

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.

Porella marsupium MacGillivray 1869
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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 04:49:57
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:13:01
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Miocene to the top of the Castlecliffian or 23.04000 to 0.34000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Oligocene23.04 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Porella marsupium (173516)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Porella marsupium (173830)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58New Zealand Porella marsupium (173737 173740)
Castlecliffian1.63 - 0.34New Zealand Porella marsupium (173733)