Learning Center What is a mineral?The most common minerals on earth Information for Educators Mindat Articles The Elements The Rock H. Currier Digital Library Geologic Time

Minerals by Properties Minerals by Chemistry Advanced Locality Search Random Mineral Random Locality Search by minID Localities Near Me Search Articles Search Glossary More Search Options

The Mindat Manual Add a New Photo Rate Photos Locality Edit Report Coordinate Completion Report Add Glossary Item

Mining Companies Statistics Users Mineral Museums Clubs & Organizations Mineral Shows & Events The Mindat Directory Device Settings The Mineral Quiz

Photo Search Photo Galleries Search by Color New Photos Today New Photos Yesterday Members' Photo Galleries Past Photo of the Day Gallery Photography

BETA TEST - Fossil data and pages are very much experimental and under development. Please report any problems

Schizotheca

Photos

Photo Gallery

Description

Schizotheca is the scientific name of several genera of organisms and may refer to:

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizotheca, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	1004881	https://www.gbif.org/species/1004881
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	26204	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=26204

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Phidoloporidae : Schizotheca

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomata : Phidoloporidae : Schizotheca

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
-	Polyzoa
phylum	Bryozoa	Ehrenberg 1831
class	Gymnolaemata	Allman 1856
order	Cheilostomata	Busk 1859
suborder	Neocheilostomina	d'Hondt 1985
infraorder	Ascophorina
-	Lepraliomorpha
superfamily	Celleporoidea	Johnston 1838
family	Phidoloporidae	Gabb and Horn 1862
genus	Schizotheca	Hincks 1877

Scientific Name

Schizotheca Hincks, 1877

Name Published In

Hincks, T. (1877). LXVI. On British Polyzoa. Part II. Classification. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 20(4):520-538.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Schizotheca	genus	belongs to Reteporidae	stated without evidence	Pouyet, 2000
Schizotheca	genus	belongs to Cheilostomata	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Schizotheca	genus	belongs to Phidoloporidae	stated with evidence	Berning, 2006

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

2 (67%)

First Recorded Appearance

16.0 - 11.6 Ma
Miocene

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Cheilostomata)

Vision

blind (based on Gymnolaemata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Cheilostomata)

Reproduction

oviparous, brooding (based on Cheilostomata)

Taphonomy

intermediate Mg calcite (based on Phidoloporidae)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizotheca

External Images

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Schizotheca aviculifera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizotheca buski species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizotheca carmenae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizotheca cyclostoma species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizotheca divisa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizotheca fissa species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		19	16.0 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Schizotheca fissurella species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizotheca galaica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizotheca serratimargo ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		5	11.6 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Schizotheca tuberigera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Schizotheca umbonata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Strophiella Jullien, 1903	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Phidoloporidae : *Strophiella*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
2000	Schizotheca Pouyet
2002	Schizotheca Sepkoski, Jr.
2006	Schizotheca Berning p. 132
2006	Schizotheca Bock

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Pouyet S. (2000) Les bryozoaires cheilostomes du Néogène bétique (SE Espagne), Revista Española de Paleontología 15 2, 181-202

Berning B. (2006) The cheilostome bryozoan fauna from the Late Miocene of Niebla (Guadalquivir Basin, SW Spain): environmental and biogeographic implications, Mitteilungen aus dem Geologisch-Paläontologischen Institut der Universität Hamburg 90, 7-156

Bock P. (2006) http://bryozoa.net

Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (4) 20 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/Ryland, 1982 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Hincks, T. (1877). LXVI. On British Polyzoa. Part II. Classification. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 20(4):520-538. - via World Register of Marine Species

Hayward, P.J. (2001). Bryozoa, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 325-333 - via World Register of Marine Species

Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (1998). Cheilostomatous Bryozoa: 1. Aeteoidea - Cribrilinoidea: notes for the identification of British species. 2nd ed. Synopses of the British fauna (new series), 10. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-261-7. vii, 366 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

Quick NavTop External Images Fossil Distribution Subtaxa Obsolete Names Synonymy List References

Mindat.org is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2024, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: May 3, 2024 10:45:50

Go to top of page