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Botrylloporidae

Stenolaemata - Cystoporata - Botrylloporidae

Taxonomy
Botrylloporinae was named by Miller (1889).

It was synonymized subjectively with Fistuliporidae by Bassler (1953); it was reranked as the family Botrylloporidae by Ernst (2012).

It was assigned to Fistuliporina by Ernst (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Botrylloporidae Ernst p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCystoporataAstrova 1964
suborderFistuliporina(Astrova 1964)
familyBotrylloporidae(Miller 1889)
familyBotrylloporidae(Miller 1889)

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. †Botrylloporidae Miller 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:11:14
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:19:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Kiessling 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Katian to the top of the Givetian or 452.80000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2Norway Inconobotopora intricata (144932)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62Sweden (Gotland) Inconobotopora lichenoporoides, Inconobotopora siluricua (226818)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Quebec) Botryllopora sp. (608)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (New York) Botryllopora socialis (91277)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) Botryllopora socialis (10110) Botryllopora sp. (8993 9005 9006)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Ohio) Botryllopora socialis (38455 38457 38459 38460)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany Botryllopora socialis (144092)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) Botryllopora socialis (38475 38476)