Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Escharellidae

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Escharellidae

Taxonomy
Escharellidae was named by Levinsen (1909).

It was synonymized subjectively with Schizoporellidae by Bassler (1953).

It was assigned to Ascophora by Brown (1952), Brown (1958) and Pouyet (2000); and to Cheilostomata by Bock (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Escharellidae Levinsen
1952Escharellidae Brown
1958Escharellidae Brown
2000Escharellidae Pouyet
2006Escharellidae Bock

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
familyEscharellidaeLevinsen 1909
familyEscharellidaeLevinsen 1909

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. †Escharellidae Levinsen 1909
show all | hide all
G. †Neolagenipora Vigneaux 1949
hide
Invalid names: Phylactellipora [objective 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 Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Antarctica Phylactellipora sp. (41579)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy Neolagenipora collaris (146291)