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Gephyrotes

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	1008382	https://www.gbif.org/species/1008382
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	25937	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=25937

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Cribrilinidae : Gephyrotes

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomata : Cribrilinidae : Gephyrotes

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
superfamily	Cribrilinoidea	Hincks 1879
family	Cribrilinidae	Hincks 1880
genus	Gephyrotes	Norman

Scientific Name

Gephyrotes Norman

Name Published In

Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. Ser. 6, 13:112-133

Opinions (PBDB)

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

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

1 (50%)

First Recorded Appearance

72.1 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

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 Cribrilinidae)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

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

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Gephyrotes convexus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gephyrotes fortunensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	11.6 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Gephyrotes levigatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gephyrotes moissettei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gephyrotes nitidopunctata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gephyrotes quadriserialis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gephyrotes saillans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gephyrotes spectabilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
2000	Gephyrotes Pouyet
2002	Gephyrotes Sepkoski, Jr.
2006	Gephyrotes Berning p. 53
2006	Gephyrotes 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

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

Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (7) 12 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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

Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. - 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

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