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Otionellina
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Otionellidae : Otionellina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomata : Otionellidae : Otionellina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Otionellina Bock & Cook, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Bock, P. E.; Cook, P. L. (1998). Otionellidae, a new family including five genera of free-living lunulitiform Bryozoa (Cheilostomatida). Memorie di Scienze Geologiche. 50: 195-211. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (33%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 28.4 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Cheilostomata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Gymnolaemata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Cheilostomata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | oviparous, brooding (based on Cheilostomata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Otionellidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. Schmidt. 2003. Eocene bryozoa of the St. Vincent Basin, south Australia – taxonomy, biogeography and palaeoenvironments. |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Lunulites cupola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lunulites exigua species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Otionellina affinis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Otionellina auricula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Otionellina australis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Otionellina boneae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Otionellina cupola ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
| Otionellina exigua ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Otionellina minuta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Otionellina nitida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Otionellina proberti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Otionellina squamosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Otionellina symmetrica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Otionellina zelandica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1998 | Otionellina Bock and Cook |
| 2003 | Otionellina Schmidt |
References
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!
