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Epistomiidae

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Epistomiidae

Taxonomy
Epistomiidae was named by Gregory (1893). It is extant. Its type is Epistomia.

It was assigned to Cellularina by Bassler (1953); to Cheilostomata by Kiessling (2003); and to Buguloidea by Gordon (2012).

Subtaxa
Epistomia (type genus), Synnotum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Epistomiidae Gregory p. 222
1953Epistomiidae Bassler p. G184
2003Epistomiidae Kiessling
2012Epistomiidae Gordon p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
superfamilyBuguloideaGray 1848
familyEpistomiidaeGregory 1893
familyEpistomiidaeGregory 1893

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. Epistomiidae Gregory 1893
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G. Epistomia Fleming 1828
G. Synnotum Pieper 1881
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 Bathonian to the top of the Holocene or 168.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 165.3 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Spain (Castilla y Leon) Epistomia stelligera (78219)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Ukraine Epistomia sp. (67457)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco Synnotum aegyptiacum (34724)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) Synnotum aegyptiacum (97608)