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Mecynoeciidae

Stenolaemata - Tubuliporata - Mecynoeciidae

Taxonomy
Mecynoeciidae was named by Canu (1918). Its type is Mecynoecia.

It was synonymized subjectively with Entalophoridae by Bassler (1953).

It was assigned to Tubuliporina by Taylor (2010).

Subtaxa
Mecynoecia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Mecynoeciidae Canu
2010Mecynoeciidae Taylor p. 679

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderTubuliporata
suborderTubuliporinaMilne Edwards 1838
familyMecynoeciidaeCanu 1918
familyMecynoeciidaeCanu 1918

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.

Fm. †Mecynoeciidae Canu 1918
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Mecynoecia angustata d'Orbigny 1851
Mecynoecia cornucopiae d'Orbigny 1851
Mecynoecia icaunensis d'Orbigny 1850
Mecynoecia kaimi Zatoń and Taylor 2010
Mecynoecia labiata Roemer 1841
Mecynoecia madreporacea Goldfuss 1826
Mecynoecia proboscidea Milne Edwards 1838
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Mecynoecia proboscidea rustica von Hagenow 1851
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Invalid names: Entalophora rugosa d'Orbigny 1852 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ceriopora virgula von Hagenow 1840 [synonym]
Mecynoecia radiolitorum d'Orbigny 1851
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:05:29
Modified: 2007-09-18 04:05:29
Source: o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Messinian or 170.90000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 168.2 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2France Mecynoecia sp. (34714 34718)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Poland Mecynoecia suprabajocina (68366)
Berriasian143.1 - 137.05France Mecynoecia icaunensis (64627)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77France Mecynoecia icaunensis (61555 61557 61559 61560 61563 61564 66037 66040 66042 66044 66045) Mecynoecia ovata, Mecynoecia icaunensis (61565)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Switzerland Mecynoecia carantina (69055) Mecynoecia icaunensis (66046)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4France (Drôme) Mecynoecia icaunensis (75576)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czechia Mecynoecia madreporacea (90518)
Piripauan86.1 - 83.6New Zealand Mecynoecia sp. (63092)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Germany Mecynoecia labiata (220527) Mecynoecia proboscidea (220829 220830)
Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6Germany Mecynoecia proboscidea (220831)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Mississippi) Mecynoecia semota (90565)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Alabama) Mecynoecia elongatotubre (90548) Mecynoecia lunata (90549) Mecynoecia lunata, Mecynoecia semota, Mecynoecia elongatobula, Mecynoecia proboscidea (90561) Mecynoecia semota, Mecynoecia cornuta (90551) Mecynoecia semota, Mecynoecia lunata, Mecynoecia proboscidea (90562) Mecynoecia semota, Mecynoecia quisenberryae, Mecynoecia proboscidea (90563)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Colombia Mecynoecia sp. (211330)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Mecynoecia proboscidea (167299)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) Mecynoecia proboscidea (166365)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Czechia Mecynoecia proboscidea (178902) Mecynoecia pulchella (178887 178890 178892 178897 178899) Mecynoecia pulchella, Mecynoecia proboscidea (178888 178898)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Romania Mecynoecia proboscidea (178089)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Indonesia Mecynoecia sp. (173647)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco Mecynoecia sp. (34723 34724)