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Cornuticella

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Catenicellidae

Taxonomy
Cornuticella is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Catenicellidae by Bassler (1953); and to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Cornuticella Bassler p. G222
2002Cornuticella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
familyCatenicellidaeBusk 1852
genusCornuticella

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: 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 04:54:07
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:16:07
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) C. perforata (174189)