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Crepipora

Stenolaemata - Cystoporata - Ceramoporidae

Taxonomy
Crepipora was named by Ulrich (1882). Its type is Crepipora simulans.

It was assigned to Ceramoporidae by Bassler (1911), Bassler (1953); and to Cystoporata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Crepipora Ulrich
1911Crepipora Bassler
1953Crepipora Bassler p. G82
2002Crepipora Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCystoporataAstrova 1964
suborderCeramoporinaBassler 1913
familyCeramoporidaeUlrich 1882
genusCrepiporaUlrich 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. †Crepipora Ulrich 1882
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†Crepipora globulifera Cullison 1938
†Crepipora incrassata Bassler 1911
†Crepipora lunatifera Bassler 1911
†Crepipora schmidti Bassler 1911
†Crepipora simulans Ulrich 1882
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:11:14
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:19:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Cassinian to the top of the Sheinwoodian or 483.40000 to 430.60000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cassinian483.4 - 471.3USA (Missouri) C. globulifera (75553 75554)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) C. adherens (186175)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1France (Herault) C. sp. (21014)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Alabama) C. sp. (80602)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) C. sp. (80105)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Ohio) C. sp. (397)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) C. simulans (5368)
Keila453.9 - 452.8Estonia C. incrassata (167555)
Johvi452.8 - 449.9Estonia (Ida-Viru) C. schmidti (167473)
Rakvere451.8 - 450.5Estonia (Lääne-Virumaa) C. lunatifera (155682)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) C. sp. (383 384 385)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) C. simulans (5374)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) C. sp. (388)
Kralodvorian450.1 - 445.2France C. vesiculosa (143879)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) C. sp. (24119)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Tennessee) C. hemispherica (5393)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Belarus C. cava (23675)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Sweden C. lunariata (77409)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden (Gotland) C. lunariata (13675)