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Bifaxariidae

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2099https://www.gbif.org/species/2099
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)315967https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=315967
Rankfamily
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Bifaxariidae
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomata : Bifaxariidae
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
-Polyzoa
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderNeocheilostominad'Hondt 1985
infraorderAscophorina
familyBifaxariidaeBusk 1884
Scientific NameBifaxariidae
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Bifaxariidaefamilybelongs to Ascophorastated with evidenceCheetham, 1972
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)4
Extant Size (PBDB)2 (50%)
First Recorded Appearance38.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Cheilostomata)
Visionblind (based on Gymnolaemata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Cheilostomata)
Reproductionoviparous, brooding (based on Cheilostomata)
Taphonomyintermediate Mg calcite (based on Cheilostomata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. H. Cheetham. 1972. Cheilostome Byrozoa of Late Eocene age from Eua, Tonga. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper (640-E)

External Images

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Aberrodomus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Bifaxaria
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
438.0 Ma
Eocene
0 Ma
Extant
Diplonotos
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Domosclerus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Raxifabia
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1884Bifaxariidae Busk
1972Bifaxariidae Cheetham

References

Cheetham A. H. (1972) Cheilostome Byrozoa of Late Eocene age from Eua, Tonga, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 640-E
Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Bock, P. (2000-current). The Bryozoa Home Page. Available online at http://www.bryozoa.net/ (consulted Dec 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Gordon, Dennis - 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!
 
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