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Hydroida

Hydrozoa - Hydroida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Hydroida Johnston
1988Hydroida Taylor p. 170
1993Hydroida Waggoner and Langer p. 256
2002Hydroida Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
RankNameAuthor
classHydrozoaOwen 1843
orderHydroidaJohnston 1836
orderHydroidaJohnston 1836

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.

Or. Hydroida Johnston 1836
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Subor. Calyptoblastina Allman 1871
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Fm. Campanulariidae Johnston 1836
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Subfm. Campanulariinae Johnston 1836
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G. †Mesodendriurn Waggoner and Langer 1993
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Mesodendriurn oktibbehaensis Waggoner and Langer 1993
G. Hydrallmania Hincks 1869
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G. †Mesokylix
G. †Cambrohydra Hu 2005
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Cambrohydra ercaia Hu 2005
Subor. †Chondrophorina Chamisso and Eysenhardt 1821
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Fm. †Chondroplidae Wade 1971
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Palaelophacmaea valentinei Waggoner and Collins 1995
G. †Gelenoptron Conway Morris 1993
G. †Clyxhydra Kozlowski 1959
G. †Drevotella Nitecki and Richardson 1972
Subor. Gymnoblastina Bayer et al. 1956
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Fm. Hydractiniidae Agassiz 1862
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Fm. Oceaniidae Eschscholtz 1829
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G. †Inocaulis Hall 1852
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Inocaulis plumulosa Hall 1852
Fm. †Lafoeidae Hincks 1868
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G. †Filelloides Jarms and Voigt 1994
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Filelloides cretacea Jarms and Voigt 1994
G. †Mazohydra
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Palaeacmea solarium Angelin and Lindström 1880
G. †Parleria
G. †Pontifennia Cope 2005
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Pontifennia gracilis Cope 2005
Subor. Thecata Fleming 1828
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G. †Eisenackiella Taylor 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: COMMENTS: Includes erect and surficial tiering, non-motile attached and facultatively motile attached motility, and suspension-feeding, predation, and photosymbiosis.o
Created: 2009-05-11 21:49:02
Modified: 2009-05-11 23:49:02
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 521.00000 to 66.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 516.0 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Cambrohydra ercaia (90133)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5USA (California) Palaelophacmaea valentinei (218890)
Drumian504.5 - 500.5USA (Utah) Sphenoecium wheelerensis (230679)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Sphenoecium wheelerensis (230682)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (HeBei) Inocaulis sp. (7985)
Floian477.7 - 470.0China (Hunan) Inocaulis sp. (226639)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Russian Federation (Siberia) Palaeacmea humilis (206297)
Fennian470.7 - 468.0United Kingdom (Wales) Pontifennia gracilis (87604)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Algeria Inocaulis gigas (196943)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Palaeacmea sp. (206300)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (New York) Inocaulis aborescens (340)
Katian - Hirnantian453.0 - 443.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Inocaulis sp. (205665)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Pennsylvania) Inocaulis sp. (34895)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) Inocaulis canadensis (174050)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Michigan) Inocaulis sp. (532)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Indiana) Inocaulis sp. (26856)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (New York) Inocaulis plumulosa (226164)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4United Kingdom Hydroida indet. (68060)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Canada (Ontario) Inocaulis sp. (26855)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2USA (New York) Inocaulis sp. (517 26089)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom (England) Protulophila sp. (22737)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45Japan Palaelophacmaea annulata (66079 66081 66082)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Protulophila gestroi (99235)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6United Kingdom Eisenackiella thanetensis (90763)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands Hydrallmania graptolithiformis (90778)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium Filelloides cretacea (90762)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Mesodendriurn oktibbehaensis (90760)