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Smittina cervicornis

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Smittinidae

Taxonomy
Millepora cervicornis was named by Pallas (1766). It is extant.

It was recombined as Porella cervicornis by Vavra (1979); it was recombined as Smittina cervicornis by Zabala and Maluquer (1988), Schneider et al. (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Millepora cervicornis Pallas
1979Porella cervicornis Vavra
1988Smittina cervicornis Zabala and Maluquer
2009Smittina cervicornis Schneider et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
RankNameAuthor
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
infraorderAscophorina(Levinsen 1909)
Lepraliomorpha(Gordon 1989)
superfamilySmittinoideaLevinsen 1909
familySmittinidaeLevinsen 1909
genusSmittinaNorman 1903
speciescervicornis(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: aragonitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2008-02-26 06:28:28
Modified: 2008-02-26 08:28:28
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Gelasian or 20.45000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Egypt Porella cervicornis (47007)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany Smittina cervicornis (188985)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Czechia Smittina cervicornis (178887 178888 178890 178892 178895 178896 178897 178898 178899 178901)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Romania Smittina cervicornis (178089 178090)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Hungary Smittina cervicornis (34739)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Spain Smittina cervicornis (177479 177482)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco Porella cervicornis (34724 70928)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Spain Smittina cervicornis (177490 177491)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Greece Porella cervicornis (71243)