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Membraniporina

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata

Taxonomy
Membraniporina was named by Ortmann (1890). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cheilostomata by Brezina et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Membraniporina Ortmann
2021Membraniporina Brezina et al. p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderMembraniporinaOrtmann 1890
suborderMembraniporinaOrtmann 1890

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.

Subor. Membraniporina Ortmann 1890
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Superfm. Membraniporoidea Busk 1852
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G. †Christinella Powell 1967
Fm. †Corynostylidae Vigneaux 1949
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G. †Corynostylus Canu and Bassler 1919
Fm. Electridae D'Orbigny 1851
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G. Arbocuspis Nikulina 2010
G. Arbopercula Nikulina 2010
G. Aspidelectra Levinsen 1909
G. Bathypora MacGillivray 1885
G. †Bullaconopeum Taylor 1995
G. †Charixa Lang 1915
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†Charixa cryptocauda Taylor 1986
†Charixa goshouraensis Dick et al. 2014
†Charixa lhuydi Pitt 1976
†Charixa lindiensis Taylor 1986
†Charixa vennensis Lang 1915
G. Conopeum Gray 1848
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†Conopeum arborescens Canu and Bassler 1920
Conopeum commensale Kirkpatrick and Metzelaar 1922
†Conopeum concavum Canu and Bassler 1920
†Conopeum damicornis Canu and Bassler 1920
†Conopeum foliorum Taboada et al. 2024
†Conopeum gohelaensis Guha and Gopikrishna 2005
†Conopeum hoockeri Haime in D'Archiac 1850
†Conopeum lamellosum Canu and Bassler 1920
†Conopeum okaiana Canu 1911
†Conopeum ornatum Canu and Bassler 1920
Conopeum reticulum Linnaeus 1767
†Conopeum similior Canu and Bassler 1920
†Conopeum stamenocelloides Gordon and Taylor 2015
†Conopeum tuberosum Canu and Bassler 1920
†Conopeum wilcoxianum Canu and Bassler 1920
†Conopeum wilsoni Di Martino and Taylor 2013
G. †Danocella Voigt 1999
G. Einhornia Nikulina 2007
G. Electra Lamouroux 1816
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†Electra ongleyi Brown 1952
†Electra parvimater Canu and Bassler 1920
Electra pilosa Linnaeus 1767
†Electra pilosa calva Brown 1952
G. †Eokotosokum Taylor and Cuffey 1992
G. Gontarella Grischenko et al. 2002
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†Gontarella sendinoae Di Martino and Taylor 2014
G. †Haplostoechios Dick et al. 2014
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†Haplostoechios clusum Dick et al. 2014
†Haplostoechios hayamiae Dick et al. 2014
G. Harpecia Gordon 1982
G. †Herpetopora Lang 1914
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†Herpetopora anglica Lang 1914
†Herpetopora danica Lang 1914
†Herpetopora haimei Guha and Gopikrishna 2005
G. Lapidosella Gontar 2010
G. Mychoplectra Gordon and Parker 1991
G. Osburnea Nikulina 2010
G. Pyripora d'Orbigny 1852
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†Pyripora parvicella Canu and Bassler 1920
†Pyripora tuberculum Lonsdale 1845
G. †Pyriporopsis Pohowsky 1973
G. †Rhammatopora Lang 1916
G. †Spinicharixa Taylor 1986
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†Spinicharixa dimorpha Taylor 1986
†Spinicharixa pitti Taylor 1986
G. Villicharixa Gordon 1989
Invalid names: Electrinidae d'Orbigny 1851 [synonym]
Fm. Membraniporidae Busk 1854
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G. Acanthodesia Canu and Bassler 1919
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†Acanthodesia bifossata Brown 1952
†Acanthodesia quadrilatera Canu and Bassler 1935
†Acanthodesia regularis Canu and Bassler 1935
G. Biflustra d'Orbigny 1852
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†Biflustra delta Brown 1958
Biflustra orbicularis MacGillivray 1895
†Biflustra regularis d'Orbigny 1852
Biflustra savartii Audouin 1826
†Biflustra teres Novák 1877
G. Jellyella Taylor and Monks 1997
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G. Membranipora Blainville 1834
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†Membranipora ancarteri Brown 1958
†Membranipora areolata Canu and Bassler 1935
†Membranipora bifoliata Ulrich and Bassler 1904
†Membranipora caminosa Ulrich and Bassler 1904
†Membranipora crespinae Brown 1958
†Membranipora deborahae Brown 1952
†Membranipora fistula Ulrich and Bassler 1904
†Membranipora fossulifera Ulrich and Bassler 1904
†Membranipora germana Ulrich and Bassler 1904
†Membranipora longipes Maplestone 1901
†Membranipora nitidula Ulrich and Bassler 1904
†Membranipora oblongula Ulrich and Bassler 1904
†Membranipora parvula Ulrich and Bassler 1904
†Membranipora pegma Brown 1958
†Membranipora striata MacGillivray 1895
Invalid names: Membraniporina [synonym]
G. †Nitscheina Canu 1900
G. †Tamanicella Viskova and Koromyslova 2012
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†Tamanicella lapidosa Pallas 1801
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Invalid names: Membranipora bessarabica Sintsov 1875 [synonym], Nitscheina kischenewensis Feofanova 1953 [synonym], Nitscheina lapidosa Feofanova 1953 [synonym], Nitscheina leo Feofanova 1953 [synonym]
†Tamanicella panagiensis Viskova and Koromyslova 2012
Invalid names: Acanthodesiidae Vigneaux 1949 [synonym], Biflustridae d'Orbigny 1852 [synonym]
Fm. Sinoflustridae Gordon 2009
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G. Membraniporopsis Liu 1999
G. Sinoflustra Liu and Yang 1995
Fm. †Wawaliidae Dzik 1975
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G. †Wawalia Dzik 1975
Invalid names: Electridacea Pheophanova 1960 [synonym], Membraniporacea Vigneaux 1949 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: intermediate Mg calciteo
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2007-09-18 02:46:35
Modified: 2008-02-27 09:01:45
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 Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 125.77000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 121.4 Ma

Collections (188 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4South Africa Charixa sp. (65839)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4France (Drôme) Charixa sp. (75576)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Tanzania Charixa lindiensis (212764)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Spain Spinicharixa pitti (212765 212766)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Charixa lhuydi (212762 212763) Membranipora lhuydi (212761)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (Kansas) Membranipora sp. (1986 2012)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3United Kingdom (England) Spinicharixa dimorpha (212768 212769)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian110.1 - 100.5Japan Haplostoechios clusum (218157) Haplostoechios hayamiae (138327)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (Texas) Conopeum sp. (65712)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Japan Charixa goshouraensis (122347) Haplostoechios hayamiae, Charixa goshouraensis (122277)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Charixa vennensis (212758) Herpetopora gaultiana, Spinicharixa dimorpha (212760) Spinicharixa dimorpha (211458 212767)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5South Africa Charixa cryptocauda (66016)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Membranipora sp. (4648 6532 6635)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan Haplostoechios clusum (218162)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Japan Electridae indet. 1, Haplostoechios hayamiae (218161) Haplostoechios hayamiae, Haplostoechios clusum (218160)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Arizona) Membranipora sp. (53488 53489 53491 53492)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Brazil (Sergipe) Membranipora sp. (143675)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Algeria Membranipora vestitens (71823 71826 71827)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Oklahoma) Pyripora sp. (90503)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria Biflustra teres (61374)