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Membraniporidae

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Membraniporidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Membraniporidae Busk
1904Membraniporidae Ulrich and Bassler p. 407
1935Membraniporidae Canu and Bassler
1952Membraniporidae Brown
1952Cupuladriidae Lagaaij
1953Membraniporidae Bassler p. G155
1956Membraniporidae Brown
1958Membraniporidae Brown
1970Cupuladriidae Scolaro p. 95
1999Membraniporidae Wienrich p. 270
1999Cupuladriidae Wienrich p. 271
2000Membraniporidae Pouyet
2003Membraniporidae Schmidt
2003Membraniporidae Zágoršek and Kroh p. 400
2006Membraniporidae Berning p. 18
2013Membraniporidae Zagorsek and Gordon p. 598
2014Cupuladriidae Di Martino and Taylor

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderMembraniporinaOrtmann 1890
superfamilyMembraniporoideaBusk 1852
familyMembraniporidaeBusk 1854
familyMembraniporidaeBusk 1854

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. Membraniporidae Busk 1854
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†Acanthodesia bifossata Brown 1952
†Acanthodesia quadrilatera Canu and Bassler 1935
†Acanthodesia regularis Canu and Bassler 1935
G. †Adenifera
G. Biflustra d'Orbigny 1852
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†Biflustra delta Brown 1958
Biflustra orbicularis MacGillivray 1895
†Biflustra regularis d'Orbigny 1852
Biflustra savartii Audouin 1826
†Biflustra teres Novák 1877
G. Desmacystis Osburn 1950
G. Exostesia Brown 1948
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†Exostesia parki Brown 1952
G. Gregarinidra Barrosa 1949
G. Heliodoma Calvet 1907
G. Membranipora Blainville 1834
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†Membranipora ancarteri Brown 1958
†Membranipora areolata Canu and Bassler 1935
†Membranipora bifoliata Ulrich and Bassler 1904
†Membranipora caminosa Ulrich and Bassler 1904
†Membranipora crespinae Brown 1958
†Membranipora deborahae Brown 1952
†Membranipora fistula Ulrich and Bassler 1904
†Membranipora fossulifera Ulrich and Bassler 1904
†Membranipora germana Ulrich and Bassler 1904
†Membranipora longipes Maplestone 1901
†Membranipora nitidula Ulrich and Bassler 1904
†Membranipora oblongula Ulrich and Bassler 1904
†Membranipora parvula Ulrich and Bassler 1904
†Membranipora pegma Brown 1958
†Membranipora striata MacGillivray 1895
Invalid names: Membraniporina [synonym]
G. †Nitscheina Canu 1900
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Invalid names: Pseudostega Brydone 1918 [replaced]
G. †Quadricellaria d'Orbigny 1841
G. †Tamanicella Viskova and Koromyslova 2012
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†Tamanicella lapidosa Pallas 1801
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Invalid names: Membranipora bessarabica Sintsov 1875 [synonym], Nitscheina kischenewensis Feofanova 1953 [synonym], Nitscheina lapidosa Feofanova 1953 [synonym], Nitscheina leo Feofanova 1953 [synonym]
†Tamanicella panagiensis Viskova and Koromyslova 2012
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†Trochopora telata Dettmann 1963
Invalid names: Heteractis [synonym]
Invalid names: Cupuladriidae Lagaaij 1952 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: intermediate Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Comments: mean weight-% MgCO3=7.8 based on 19 specimens. Traces of aragonite. Variable compositionf
Created: 2008-02-26 05:45:57
Modified: 2008-02-27 07:16:08
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 Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 113.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 100.5 Ma

Collections (211 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Kansas) Membranipora sp. (1986 2012)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Australia (South Australia) Trochopora telata (164529)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Membranipora sp. (4648 6532 6635)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Arizona) Membranipora sp. (53488 53489 53491 53492)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Brazil (Sergipe) Membranipora sp. (143675)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Algeria Membranipora vestitens (71823 71826 71827)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6France Membranipora pererrans (3786)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Austria Biflustra teres (61374)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1France Biflustra regularis (3787)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Algeria Membranipora vestitens (71824) Membranipora vestitens, Membranipora elliptica, Membranipora reticulum (71822)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Membraniporina crassimargo (88357)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Algeria Membranipora vestitens, Membranipora involvens, Membranipora simplex (71825)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Sweden Membranipora johnstrupi, Membranipora sp. (69603)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark Membranipora elliptica, Membranipora declivis, Membranipora monocera, Membranipora inermis, Membranipora subgranulata, Membranipora fossata (89866) Membranipora sp., Membranipora sparsispina (2964)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Membraniporina rimulata (84051)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Spain Cupuladria sp. (75368 75391 75393 75394 75397 75398 75401)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Florida) Membranipora sp. (120294)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Membraniporina sinesolum (7316) Trochopora bouei, Trochopora truncata (88091)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Florida) Membranipora sp. (49882)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Trochopora bouei, Trochopora truncata (7439) Trochopora bouei, Trochopora truncata, Vibracellina capillaria (7437 7438)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Egypt Membranipora sp. (97545)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Biselenaria offa (42636 42644)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain Cupuladriidae indet. (141924)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Trochopora bouei, Trochopora truncata (84174)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Biselenaria offa (42658)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Colombia Membranipora sp. (103544)
Runangan36.0 - 34.3New Zealand Membranipora deborahae, Exostesia parki (173838)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Trochopora bouei (90547)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Alabama) Acanthodesia savartii (90564) Acanthodesia savartii, Membraniporina tubulosa, Membraniporina arcana (90528) Membraniporina tubulosa (90550)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03New Zealand (North-West Nelson) Acanthodesia bifossata (173837)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Biflustra delta (173526) Biflustra regularis (173509 173510 173512) Biflustra regularis, Membranipora crespinae (173508)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) Acanthodesia quadrilatera (174151) Acanthodesia regularis (174154) Membranipora areolata (174140)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany (Hessen) Biflustra osnabrugensis (90524)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03India Cupuladriidae indet. (111233)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Germany Biflustra osnabrugensis (46102)
Miocene - Oligocene23.03 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) Biflustra regularis (173511) Biflustra regularis, Biflustra delta (173528) Biflustra regularis, Biflustra delta, Membranipora ancarteri, Membranipora crespinae (173506) Biflustra regularis, Biflustra delta, Membranipora longipes, Membranipora pegma, Membranipora crespinae, Membranipora striata (173504) Biflustra regularis, Membranipora longipes (173502) Membranipora sp. (173525)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44India (Gujarat) Discoporella misrai (177173)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Biflustra mitiae, Discoporella misrai (178702) Discoporella misrai (178703)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Acanthodesia savarti (59720 59738 59741 59742)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Reussirella haidingeri, Discoporella umbellata (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Brazil (Para) Biselenaria placentula (112586) Cupuladria canariensis (65162) Cupuladria sp. (112577)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608French Southern Territories (Kerguelen Island) Membranipora sp. (209847)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Reussirella haidingeri, Discoporella umbellata (62884)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Discoporella umbellata (62939) Reussirella haidingeri (62899 62903 62929 62931 62932 62933 62934 62936 62937 62938 62940 62953 62957 62959 62960 62964 63030) Reussirella haidingeri, Discoporella umbellata (62952)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Biflustra falunica (65395)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97India (Gujarat) Discoporella misrai (177172)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Belgium Cupuladria haidingeri (114830)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Membranipora tuberculata (173830)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Ukraine (Crimea) Membranipora sp. (194975 194987)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Acanthodesia quadrilatera (174139)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Brazil (Para) Cupuladria canariensis (58454)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) Acanthodesia simplex, Membranipora argus (166365)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Trinidad and Tobago Cupuladria canariensis (74921)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Czech Republic Membranipora diadema, Membranipora nobilis (178898) Membranipora nobilis (178892 178893 178896 178897 178902)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Romania Biflustra sp. (178089)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Cupuladria canariensis, Reussirella haidingeri (62885 62886) Cupuladria canariensis, Reussirella haidingeri, Discoporella umbellata (61905) Cupuladria canariensis, Reussirella haidingeri, Membraniporidae indet. (61897) Reussirella haidingeri (61895 61899 61901 61906 62879 62880 62881 62887 62888 62889 62891 62892 62893 62895) Reussirella haidingeri, Biflustra savartii (61898 61900) Reussirella haidingeri, Discoporella umbellata (61902 61903 61904 61907 62867 62896) Reussirella haidingeri, Discoporella umbellata, Biflustra savartii (61896)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Membranipora sp. (79352)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Indonesia Reussirella sp. (173647)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Belgium Discoporella sp. (95167)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Romania Reussirella haidingeri (123135)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Spain Biflustra savartii (177482)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Cupuladria n. sp. 6., Discoporella n. sp. 7, Cupuladria biporosa (145578) Discoporella n. sp. 7 (145581) Discoporella n. sp. 7, Cupuladria biporosa (145530 145579 145582) Discoporella n. sp. 7, Cupuladria biporosa, Biflustra savartii (61334)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Cupuladria canariensis, Discoporella n. sp. 5, Discoporella n. sp. 6, Discoporella n. sp. 7, Vibracellina laxibasis, Cupuladria biporosa, Biflustra savartii (61342)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Ukraine (Crimea) Membranipora elliptica (194985 194986)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (Florida) Cupuladria biporosa (90571) Cupuladria biporosa, Discoporella umbellata (90570 90572)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation Tamanicella lapidosa, Tamanicella panagiensis (195022)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago Acanthodesia savartii, Cupuladria canariensis (74956)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) Cupuladria canariensis, Discoporella n. sp. 5, Discoporella n. sp. 6, Cupuladria biporosa (61347)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco Membranipora sp. (34723)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Spain Biflustra savartii (177488)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Portugal Biflustra sp. (152330)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Membranipora dentata (166744)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas del Toro) Cupuladria canariensis, Discoporella n. sp. 5, Discoporella n. sp. 6, Discoporella n. sp. 7, Cupuladria biporosa (79982) Cupuladria canariensis, Discoporella n. sp. 5, Discoporella n. sp. 7, Cupuladria biporosa (79777)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Antarctica Discoporella sp. (41581)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Australia (South Australia) Biflustra savartii (172913)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Belgium Cupuladria canariensis (80674)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Spain Biflustra savartii (177489 177490 177491)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Acanthodesia savartii, Cupuladria canariensis, Membranipora osburni, Membranipora tenella (58522)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) Cupuladria biporosa (79993)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) Cupuladria canariensis, Discoporella n. sp. 3, Discoporella n. sp. 5, Discoporella n. sp. 6, Discoporella n. sp. 7, Vibracellina laxibasis, Cupuladria biporosa, Biflustra savartii (79998) Cupuladria canariensis, Discoporella n. sp. 5, Discoporella n. sp. 6, Discoporella n. sp. 7, Cupuladria biporosa, Biflustra savartii (61344 91901) Cupuladria canariensis, Discoporella n. sp. 6, Cupuladria biporosa, Biflustra savartii (91902) Cupuladria canariensis, Discoporella n. sp. 6, Discoporella n. sp. 7, Cupuladria biporosa (61339 91910) Cupuladria canariensis, Discoporella n. sp. 6, Discoporella n. sp. 7, Cupuladria biporosa, Biflustra savartii (61340)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) Cupuladria canariensis, Cupuladria biporosa (79989) Cupuladria canariensis, Cupuladria n. sp. 6, Discoporella n. sp. 3, Discoporella n. sp. 6, Vibracellina laxibasis (79772) Cupuladria canariensis, Discoporella n. sp. 5, Cupuladria biporosa (79774) Cupuladria canariensis, Discoporella n. sp. 5, Discoporella n. sp. 6, Discoporella n. sp. 7, Cupuladria biporosa, Biflustra savartii (79983) Cupuladria canariensis, Discoporella n. sp. 6, Cupuladria biporosa (79771 79794) Discoporella n. sp. 5 (61343)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Cupuladria canariensis, Cupuladria n. sp. 6, Discoporella n. sp. 3, Discoporella n. sp. 5, Discoporella n. sp. 6, Vibracellina laxibasis, Cupuladria biporosa (91912)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) Cupuladria canariensis, Discoporella n. sp. 3, Discoporella n. sp. 6, Vibracellina laxibasis, Cupuladria biporosa, Biflustra savartii (79835) Cupuladria canariensis, Discoporella n. sp. 6, Cupuladria biporosa (79845) Cupuladria canariensis, Discoporella n. sp. 6, Vibracellina laxibasis, Cupuladria biporosa (79842) Cupuladria canariensis, Vibracellina laxibasis (79844)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Membranipora tuberculata (202634)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Cupuladria owenii, Membranipora tenuis, Cupuladria biporosa, Discoporella umbellata (57702 57703) Membranipora tenuis (57704 57705)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) Acanthodesia oblongula, Acanthodesia savartii, Membranipora flabellata (48886)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Acanthodesia commensale (146275)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Discoporella denticulata (60923 60928 60929)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Membranipora savarti, Discoporella umbellata, Membranipora tuberculata (160361) Membranipora tenuis (219029)