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Otionella
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Membraniporidae : Otionella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomata : Otionellidae : Otionella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Otionella Canu & Bassler, 1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus., No. 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (25%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Otionella affinis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Otionella cava species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Otionella circumdata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Otionella grandipora ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
| Otionella mccalieii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Otionella perforata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Otionella squamosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Otionella tuberosa species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Otionella zelandica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1935 | Otionella Canu and Bassler |
| 1936 | Otionella Stach |
| 2002 | Otionella Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2006 | Otionella 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!
