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Microporoidea

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata

Taxonomy

Microporoidea was named by Gray (1848). It is extant. Its type is Micropora.

It was assigned to Neocheilostomina by Di Martino and Taylor (2013) and Gordon and Taylor (2015); to Flustrina by Zágoršek and Kroh (2003), Schmidt (2003), Berning (2006), Guha and Gipikrishna (2007), Di Martino and Taylor (2014), Taylor and Martha (2017) and Koromyslova and Seltser (2020); and to Flustrina by Brezina et al. (2021).

Subtaxa

Aspidostomatidae (syn. Macroporidae), Cianotremella, Coscinopleuridae, Lunulitidae, Microporidae, Onychocellidae

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1848	Microporoidea Gray
2003	Microporoidea Schmidt
2003	Microporoidea Zágoršek and Kroh p. 402
2006	Microporoidea Berning p. 34
2007	Microporoidea Guha and Gipikrishna p. 804
2013	Microporoidea Di Martino and Taylor p. 87
2014	Microporoidea Di Martino and Taylor
2015	Microporoidea Gordon and Taylor
2017	Microporoidea Taylor and Martha
2020	Microporoidea Koromyslova and Seltser p. 701
2021	Microporoidea Brezina et al. p. 17

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
—	Lophophorata

Rank	Name	Author
phylum	Bryozoa	Ehrenberg 1831
class	Gymnolaemata	Allman 1856
order	Cheilostomata	Busk 1859
suborder	Flustrina	(Smitt 1868)
superfamily	Microporoidea	Gray 1848
superfamily	Microporoidea	Gray 1848

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.

Superfm. Microporoidea Gray 1848

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Fm. †Aspidostomatidae Jullien 1888

G. Aspidostoma Hincks 1881

†Aspidostoma airense Maplestone 1902

†Aspidostoma cavatum Waters 1883

†Aspidostoma cinnabarina Gordon and Taylor 1999

†Aspidostoma clava Gordon and Taylor 2015

†Aspidostoma curvatum Uttley 1949

†Aspidostoma gelasinus Gordon and Taylor 2015

†Aspidostoma litotes Gordon and Taylor 1999

†Aspidostoma onychocelliferum Canu 1911

†Aspidostoma turricula Brown 1952

†Aspidostoma twinn Gordon and Taylor 2015

G. Crateropora

†Crateropora inconspicua Brown 1958

†Crateropora muralis Brown 1952

†Crateropora ordinata Waters 1883

†Crateropora patula Waters 1881

G. Macropora

†Macropora clarkei Tenison-Woods 1877

†Macropora clarkei attenuata Canu and Bassler 1935

†Macropora crassatina Waters 1882

†Macropora cribrilifera Maplestone 1901

Macropora grandis Hutton 1873

Macropora grandis levinseni Brown 1952

†Macropora quadriseriata Canu and Bassler 1935

Invalid names: Macroporina [synonym]

G. †Melychocella Gordon and Taylor 1999

†Melychocella bilamellata Gordon and Taylor 2015

†Melychocella cynura Gordon and Taylor 1999

†Melychocella obliqua Gordon and Taylor 2015

G. Odontionella

†Odontionella bullata Brown 1958

Odontionella cyclops Busk 1854

Odontionella cyclops tessellata Hutton 1873

G. †Semiescharinella

Invalid names: Macroporidae Uttley 1949 [synonym]

G. †Cianotremella

†Cianotremella gigantea Canu 1911

Fm. †Coscinopleuridae Canu 1913

G. †Acoscinopleura

G. †Coscinopleura

G. †Escharifora

Fm. †Lunulitidae Lagaaij 1952

G. †Discoflustrellaria

G. †Luganella Kvachko 1995

†Luganella goldfussi von Hagenow 1839

G. †Lunulites Lamarck 1816

†Lunulites adunca Brown 1958

†Lunulites canaliculata MacGillivray 1895

Lunulites capulus Busk 1852

†Lunulites conulus Håkansson and Voigt 1996

†Lunulites cretacea Defrance 1823

†Lunulites foveolata Håkansson and Voigt 1996

†Lunulites immensa Håkansson and Voigt 1996

†Lunulites ligulata Canu 1920

†Lunulites microstoma Håkansson and Voigt 1996

†Lunulites parvicella Tenison-Woods 1880

†Lunulites patens Håkansson and Voigt 1996

†Lunulites pseudocretacea Håkansson and Voigt 1996

†Lunulites radiata Lamarck 1816

†Lunulites rutella Tenison-Woods 1880

†Lunulites vespertilio Håkansson and Voigt 1996

Invalid names: Reptolunites [synonym]

G. †Oligotresium Gabb and Horn 1862

†Oligotresium contigua Lonsdale 1845

†Oligotresium howei Cheetham 1962

†Oligotresium vicksburgensis Conrad 1848

G. †Pavolunulites d'Orbigny 1852

†Pavolunulites danica Håkansson and Voigt 1996

†Pavolunulites insolita Håkansson and Voigt 1996

†Pavolunulites moenensis Håkansson and Voigt 1996

†Pavolunulites parva Håkansson and Voigt 1996

†Pavolunulites schmidi Håkansson and Voigt 1996

G. †Volviflustrellaria

Fm. Microporidae Hincks 1880

G. Andreella Jullien 1888

†Andreella dubia Gordon and Taylor 2015

G. Caleschara MacGillivray 1880

Caleschara denticulata MacGillivray 1869

G. Calpensia

Calpensia nobilis Esper 1796

G. †Cupularia Canu and Bassler

Cupularia canariensis Busk 1859

†Cupularia denticulata Conrad 1841

G. †Dimorphostylus

G. Floridinella

†Floridinella australiensis Canu and Bassler 1935

G. Gargantua

G. †Homalostega

G. Micropora Gray 1848

†Micropora carinata Maplestone 1901

†Micropora chathamica Gordon and Taylor 2015

Micropora coriacea Johnston 1847

Micropora elegans Maplestone 1901

†Micropora papyracea Reuss 1848

†Micropora quadriporosa Gordon and Taylor 1999

†Micropora rhombica Eichwald 1847

†Micropora vredenburgi Guha and Gopikrishna 2005

G. Microporina

†Microporina biswasi Guha and Gopikrishna 2005

G. Mollia Lamouroux 1821

Mollia circumcincta Heller 1867

Mollia patellaria Moll 1803

G. †Monsella

G. †Nematoporella Canu and Bassler 1927

G. †Poropeltarion

G. †Puncturiella

G. †Rimosocella Cheetham 1960

†Rimosocella laciniosa Canu and Bassler 1920

G. Rosseliana

†Rosseliana pulchra Brown 1952

G. Selenaria

Selenaria bimorphocella Maplestone 1904

†Selenaria cupola Tenison-Woods 1880

Selenaria cupola spiralis Chapman 1913

†Selenaria grandicella Canu and Bassler 1935

†Selenaria macgillivrayi Brown 1958

Invalid names: Selenaria squamosa Tenison-Woods 1880 [replaced]

†Selenaria macgillivrayi lucens MacGillivray 1895

Selenaria maculata Busk 1852

†Selenaria magnipunctata Maplestone 1904

†Selenaria marginata Tenison-Woods 1880

Selenaria nitida Maplestone 1909

Selenaria punctata Tenison-Woods 1880

†Selenaria trifoliata Canu and Bassler 1935

G. †Selenariopsis Maplestone 1913

G. Steraechmella

Steraechmella buski Lagaiij 1952

G. Vibracella

†Vibracella parvula Canu and Bassler 1935

Fm. Onychocellidae Jullien 1882

G. †Aechmella Canu and Bassler 1917

†Aechmella ambigua MacGillivray 1895

†Aechmella depressa MacGillivray 1895

†Aechmella poluzzii Moissette 1988

†Aechmella rangiauriensis Taylor and Gordon 2007

G. †Cheethamia

†Cheethamia aktolagayensis Koromyslova et al. 2018

†Cheethamia volgaensis Koromyslova and Seltser 2020

G. Chondriovelum Hayward and Thorpe 1988

†Chondriovelum fossilis Gordon and Taylor 1999

G. †Collura

G. †Distefanella Cipolla 1922

G. †Ehrhardina Martha and Taylor 2016

†Ehrhardina pikeae Martha and Taylor 2016

†Ehrhardina voigti Martha and Taylor 2016

G. †Euritina

†Euritina denticulata Roemer 1840

G. Floridina Jullien 1881

†Floridina asymmetrica Canu and Bassler 1920

†Floridina elegans Gordon and Taylor 2015

†Floridina pentagonus Guha and Gopikrishna 2005

G. †Hoplitaechmella

G. Hoplocheilina

G. †Inversaria von Hagenow 1851

†Inversaria gondwanae Gordon and Taylor 1999

G. †Ogiva Jullien 1881

†Ogiva concamerata Waters 1881

†Ogiva ellinorvoigtae Martha et al. 2015

†Ogiva elongata Canu and Bassler 1935

†Ogiva incompta Gordon and Taylor 1999

†Ogiva promonturiorum Voigt 1924

G. Ogivalia

G. Onychocella Jullien 1882

Onychocella angulosa Reuss 1848

†Onychocella cyclostoma Goldfuss 1826

†Onychocella depressa von Hagenow 1851

†Onychocella lamellosa Gordon and Taylor 1999

†Onychocella michaudiana d'Orbigny 1850

†Onychocella pseudoirregularis Voigt 1924

†Onychocella reussi Prantl 1938

†Onychocella spinifera Voigt 1981

†Onychocella subtriangulata Gordon and Taylor 2015

†Onychocella torquata Guha and Gopikrishna 2005

Invalid names: Reptocelleporaria D'Orbigny [synonym]

G. †Reptolunulites d'Orbigny 1852

G. †Rhagasostoma

†Rhagasostoma angliae Brydone 1936

†Rhagasostoma aralense Koromyslova et al. 2018

†Rhagasostoma brydonei Koromyslova et al. 2018

†Rhagasostoma gibbosulum Brydone 1936

†Rhagasostoma gibbosum Marsson 1887

Invalid names: Rhagasostoma subgibbosum Brydone 1930 [synonym]

†Rhagasostoma inelegans Lonsdale 1850

†Rhagasostoma mimosa Brydone 1930

†Rhagasostoma minuens Brydone 1936

†Rhagasostoma operculatum Koromyslova et al. 2018

†Rhagasostoma rowei Brydone 1906

Invalid names: Eschara volgensis Eichwald 1865 [synonym]

†Rhagasostoma saltans Brydone 1930

†Rhagasostoma tchvanovi Favorskaya 1992

Invalid names: Rhagasostoma gibbosum weybournensis Brydone 1930 [synonym]

G. †Rhebasia

G. †Semieschara

G. Smittipora Jullien 1882

Smittipora cordiformis Harmer 1926

Invalid names: Diplopholeous [synonym], Rectonychocella [synonym], Velumella [synonym]

G. †Thyracella

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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Holocene or 105.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma

Collections (391 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oldest occurrences
Albian	113.0 - 100.5	United Kingdom (England)	Inversaria orbicularis (1816)
Late/Upper Albian	105.3 - 99.6	USA (Texas)	Thyracella sp. (65727)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	United Kingdom (England)	Ehrhardina voigti (220517 220518)
Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen)	Ehrhardina pikeae (94265)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	United Kingdom (England)	Ehrhardina voigti (220514) Euritina denticulata (220520) Euritina sp., Ehrhardina voigti (220519)
Middle Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	United Kingdom (England)	Aechmella sp., Onychocella sp. (220516)
Early/Lower Turonian	93.5 - 89.3	Czech Republic	Onychocella novaki, Onychocella reussi (90517 90518)
Late/Upper Turonian	93.5 - 89.3	United Kingdom (England)	Rhagasostoma brydonei (216925)
Coniacian	89.8 - 86.3	France	Onychocella acis, Onychocella aegon, Onychocella cyntia (3785)
Coniacian	89.8 - 86.3	Algeria	Membranipora ambigua (71826)
Coniacian	89.8 - 86.3	United Kingdom (England)	Rhagasostoma brydonei, Rhagasostoma minuens (216926)
Coniacian - Santonian	89.8 - 83.6	France	Onychocella sp. (3736)
Santonian	86.3 - 83.6	France	Onychocella aegle, Onychocella santonensis, Semieschara norvicia, Smittipora sp. (3786)
Santonian	86.3 - 83.6	United Kingdom (England)	Flustra inelegans (216920)
Santonian	86.3 - 83.6	Germany	Ogiva ellinorvoigtae, Ogiva promonturiorum (175916) Ogiva promonturiorum (175915 175917)
Santonian - Maastrichtian	86.3 - 66.0	Russian Federation (Ulyanovsk)	Eschara volgensis (216948 216949)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.8 - 83.5	Austria	Onychocella depressa, Onychocella michaudiana, Onychocella pseudoirregularis, Onychocella reussi, Onychocella cyclostoma (61374)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.8 - 83.5	United Kingdom (England)	Rhagasostoma inelegans (216921) Rhagasostoma minuens (216927)
Middle Santonian	85.8 - 83.5	Germany (Niedersachsen)	Ogiva ellinorvoigtae, Ogiva promonturiorum (175914)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.1	France	Discoflustrellaria senoniensis, Escharifora circe, Onychocella claudia, Onychocella girondina, Semieschara norvicia (3787) Rhagasostoma minuens (216930)