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Celleporidae

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Celleporidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Celleporidae Busk
1904Celleporidae Ulrich and Bassler p. 428
1935Celleporidae Canu and Bassler
1952Celleporidae Brown
1953Celleporidae Bassler p. G220
1956Celleporidae Brown
1958Celleporidae Brown
1962Celleporidae Cheetham p. 336
1997Celleporidae Lee et al.
1999Celleporidae Wienrich p. 274
2003Celleporidae Schmidt
2006Celleporidae Berning p. 113
2015Celleporidae Di Martino and Taylor
2015Celleporidae Gordon and Taylor

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
superfamilyCelleporoideaJohnston 1838
familyCelleporidaeBusk 1852
familyCelleporidaeBusk 1852

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. Celleporidae Busk 1852
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G. †Acanthionella Canu and Bassler 1917
G. Aulopocella Maplestone 1903
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Buffonellaria sagittaria Di Martino and Taylor 2015
G. Buskea Heller 1867
G. Cellepora Linnaeus 1767
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Cellepora cribrosa Ulrich and Bassler 1904
Cellepora glomerata MacGillivray 1887
Cellepora granulata Münster 1841
Cellepora massalis Ulrich and Bassler 1904
G. Celleporina Gray 1848
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Celleporina canariensis Aristegui 1989
Celleporina costazii Audouin 1826
Celleporina granum Hincks 1881
Celleporina longirostris MacGillivray 1885
Celleporina tiara MacGillivray 1887
Invalid names: Schismopora [synonym]
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Costazia convexa Canu and Bassler 1935
G. Harmerella Lagaaij 1952
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Lagenipora chedopadiensis Guha and Gopikrishna 2007
Lagenipora sciutoi Di Martino and Taylor 2015
Lagenipora tuba Manzoni 1875
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Osthimosia aurora Gordon and Taylor 2015
Osthimosia curiosa Gordon and Taylor 2015
G. Palmicellaria Alder 1864
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Palmicellaria convoluta Ulrich and Bassler 1904
Palmicellaria finlayi Brown 1952
Palmicellaria magna Canu and Bassler 1935
Palmicellaria ornata Brown 1958
Palmicellaria otwayensis Maplestone 1900
Palmicellaria punctata Ulrich and Bassler 1904
Palmicellaria quadrifrons Maplestone 1900
G. †Palmiscenea Bishop and Hayward 1989
G. Predanophora Tilbrook 2006
G. Tegminula Jullien 1882
G. Turbicellepora Ryland 1963
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Turbicellepora canui Guha and Gopikrishna 2007
Turbicellepora naniberensis Guha and Gopikrishna 2007
Turbicellepora rostrata Guha and Gopikrishna 2007
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
Comments: mean weight-% MgCO3=6.4 based on 92 specimens, some aragonitef
Created: 2008-02-26 04:59:42
Modified: 2008-02-27 04:17:19
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: base of the Julian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 235.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 232.0 Ma

Collections (126 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Cellepora granulata (137429)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Sweden Cellepora daniensis (69603)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Acanthionella simplex (84051)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6New Zealand (Chatham Island) Osthimosia aurora, Osthimosia curiosa (172944)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Acanthionella oecioporosa (88091) Schismopora globosa (7331) Schismopora umbonata (7316)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Florida) Osthimosia glomerata (7319) Schismopora umbonata (7318)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Osthimosia glomerata, Schismopora globosa, Acanthionella oecioporosa (84174)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Cellepora sp. (205781)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9New Zealand (North Otago) Celleporina sp. 1, Celleporidae indet., Buffonellaria sp. (172816) Celleporina sp. 1, Celleporina sp. 2, Buffonellaria sp. (172815)
Runangan36.0 - 34.3New Zealand Celleporina granum (173839) Palmicellaria finlayi, Celleporina granum (173838)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Alabama) Stephanosella entomostoma (90528 90549 90562)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Osthimosia glomerata (90552)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03New Zealand (North-West Nelson) Cellepora sp. 2, Celleporina granum, Celleporina longirostris (173837)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03India Turbicellepora rostrata (178701)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03India (Gujarat) Turbicellepora rostrata (177174)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Cellepora sp., Palmicellaria quadrifrons, Palmicellaria otwayensis, Palmicellaria ornata (173508) Palmicellaria microporoides (173521) Palmicellaria quadrifrons (173510) Palmicellaria quadrifrons, Palmicellaria ornata (173512)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) Palmicellaria magna (174154)
Miocene - Oligocene23.03 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) Palmicellaria microporoides (173516) Palmicellaria quadrifrons, Palmicellaria ornata (173502 173504 173511 173525 173528) Palmicellaria quadrifrons, Palmicellaria otwayensis, Palmicellaria ornata (173506)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44India (Gujarat) Turbicellepora canui, Lagenipora chedopadiensis, Turbicellepora naniberensis, Turbicellepora rostrata (177173)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Buffonellaria cornuata, Turbicellepora canui, Lagenipora chedopadiensis, Turbicellepora naniberensis, Turbicellepora rostrata (178702) Turbicellepora rostrata (178703)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333France Celleporidae indet. (127499)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Celleporina sp., Celleporidae indet. (188985)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97India (Gujarat) Turbicellepora rostrata (177172)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Indonesia Buffonellaria sagittaria, Lagenipora sciutoi (173651)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Cellepora sp. (59265)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Indonesia C. spp. (145215)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Portugal Celleporidae indet. (155023 155025)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Cellepora sp. 1, Celleporina lichenoporoides, Celleporina tiara, Cellepora glomerata (173830)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Costazia convexa (174139) Costazia producta (167299)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Egypt Celleporidae indet. (34873)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Czech Republic Cellepora sp. (178888 178894 178896 178897 178899 178901 178902 178904) Cellepora sp., Buffonellaria sp. (178895 178898) Cellepora sp., Celleporina sp. (178892 178893) Cellepora sp., Turbicellepora canaliculata (178887 178890)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Romania Buffonellaria kuklinskii (178089)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Fiji Cellepora sp. (68330)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Celleporidae indet. (61897) Palmiscenea alata, Turbicellepora compressa, Celleporidae indet. (61900) Turbicellepora compressa (61898)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Hungary Celleporina costazi (34739)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Indonesia Predanophora sp. (173653) Turbicellepora canui (173647)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland Cellepora sp. (32515 32516 32517)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Spain Celleporina sp., Lagenipora sp., Osthimosia sp., Celleporidae indet., Celleporina canariensis, Turbicellepora magnicostata, Buffonellaria divergens (178465) Stephanosella entomostoma, Celleporina costazii (177485) Stephanosella entomostoma, Lagenipora tuba, Turbicellepora coronopus, Celleporina costazii (177486) Stephanosella entomostoma, Turbicellepora coronopus, Celleporina costazii (177482) Turbicellepora coronopus, Celleporina costazii (177481)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Cellepora fossa (166810)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Morocco Celleporina costazi, Stephanosella entomostoma (34723) Omalosecosa sp., Turbicellepora sp. (34724)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Celleporina costazi (69864 70785)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Spain Cellepora costazii (177487) Omalosecosa ramulosa (56687)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Cellepora fossa, Cellepora coronopus (166744)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Portugal Celleporidae indet., Buffonellaria sp. (152330)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Australia (South Australia) Cellepora sp. (172911)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588New Zealand Celleporina diadema (173737)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Antarctica Cellepora parasitica, Tegminula sp. (41578)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Spain Lagenipora tuba, Turbicellepora coronopus, Celleporina costazii (177490 177491) Turbicellepora coronopus, Celleporina costazii (177489)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) Turbicellepora sp. (79998)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) Turbicellepora sp. (79771)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Greece Celleporina costazi, Omalosecosa ramulosa, Palmicellaria aviculifera, Buffonellaria divergens, Buskea dichotoma, Turbicellepora coronopus (71243)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781New Zealand (Kermadec Islands) Celleporina sp. (85085 85086 85088 85089 85090 85091 85092 85093 85098 85099 85101 85102 85103)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy Celleporina globulosa, Turbicellepora coronopus (146291 146292 146293)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Costa Rica (Limon) Buskea dichotoma (79842 79844) Turbicellepora sp. (79835)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Greece Palmicellaria elegans (190371)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774New Zealand (Kermadec Islands) Celleporina sp. (85087)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Lagenipora spinulosa (202634 202648)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Greenland Celleporina surcularis, Celleporina ventricosa (75200) Celleporina ventricosa (75197)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Celleporina sp. (176670 176672)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Costazia costazi, Lagenipora punctulata (160361)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Lagenipora punctulata (52347)