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Schizoporella unicornis

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Schizoporellidae

Taxonomy
Lepralia unicornis was named by Johnston (1847). It is extant.

It was recombined as Schizoporella unicornis by Moissette (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Lepralia unicornis Johnston
1988Schizoporella unicornis Moissette

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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
familySchizoporellidaeJullien 1883
genusSchizoporellaHincks 1877
speciesunicornis(Johnston 1847)

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: aragoniteg
Composition 2: intermediate Mg calciteg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2008-02-27 06:53:46
Modified: 2008-02-27 08:53:46
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 11.62000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Spain Schizoporella unicornis (177485)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Spain Schizoporella unicornis (177489)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) Schizoporella unicornis (66720)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Schizoporella unicornis (60928)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New York) Schizoporella unicornis (81751)