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Smittipora

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Onychocellidae

Taxonomy
Smittipora was named by Jullien (1882) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-l R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Onychocellidae by Bassler (1953), Bock (2006) and Di Martino and Taylor (2014).

Species
Rectonychocella dimorphocella, S. cordiformis
Species lacking formal opinion data
S. acutirostris

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Smittipora Jullien
1935Rectonychocella Canu and Bassler
1953Smittipora Bassler p. G169
2002Diplopholeous Sepkoski
2002Rectonychocella Sepkoski
2002Smittipora Sepkoski
2002Velumella Sepkoski
2006Smittipora Bock
2014Smittipora Di Martino and Taylor

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderFlustrina(Smitt 1868)
superfamilyMicroporoideaGray 1848
familyOnychocellidaeJullien 1882
genusSmittiporaJullien 1882

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.

G. Smittipora Jullien 1882
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Invalid names: Diplopholeous [synonym], Rectonychocella [synonym], Velumella [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2008-02-26 05:49:32
Modified: 2008-02-26 07:49:32
Source: f = family, 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 Santonian to the top of the Holocene or 86.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 83.6 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian86.3 - 83.6France S. sp. (3786)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Sweden S. prismatica, S. sp. (69603)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark S. prismatica (2964)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Florida) S. elliptica (7329) S. levigata, S. fusiformis, S. tenuis (7324) S. levigata, S. tenuis, S. fusiformis (7322) S. plicata, S. elliptica (7321) S. sagittellaria, S. elliptica, S. plicata (7330) S. tenuis (7327) S. tenuis, S. levigata (7325)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) S. tenuis (7331)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Florida) S. tenuis, S. levigata (7318)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Rectonychocella tenuis (84174)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Alabama) Rectonychocella tenuis (90548)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Colombia S. sp. (211331)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Indonesia S. sp. (173652)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Rectonychocella dimorphocella (174139)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) Velumella depressa (166365)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Indonesia S. cordiformis (173658)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama S. levinseni (61342)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Indonesia S. cordiformis (173657)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) S. levinseni (79998)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) S. levinseni (79983)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) S. acutirostris (79845)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Florida) S. levinseni (97606 97607 97608 97609 97610)