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Hippoporella gorgonensis

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Hippoporidridae

Taxonomy
Hippoporella gorgonensis was named by Hastings (1930). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Hippoporella gorgonensis Hastings

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
RankNameAuthor
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
superfamilyCelleporoideaJohnston 1838
familyHippoporidridaeVigneaux 1949
genusHippoporellaCanu 1917
speciesgorgonensisHastings 1930

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
Composition 2: intermediate Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2008-02-26 05:33:09
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:52:04
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Holocene or 11.63000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Hippoporella gorgonensis (61342)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas del Toro) Hippoporella gorgonensis (79982)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas del Toro) Hippoporella gorgonensis (61339 61344 79998 91901 91910)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas) Hippoporella gorgonensis (79983)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (North Carolina) Hippoporella gorgonensis (60988)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) Hippoporella gorgonensis (79835 79844)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Hippoporella gorgonensis (160361)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Hippoporella gorgonensis (97610)