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Gemelliporellidae
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Gemelliporellidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomata : Gemelliporellidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Gemelliporellidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 23.0 - 16.0 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 Cheilostomata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. Bock. 2006. http://bryozoa.net. |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Gemelliporella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 1.81 Ma Pleistocene |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1949 | Gemelliporellidae Vigneaux |
| 2006 | Gemelliporellidae Bock |
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!
