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Bactridium ellipticum ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8673914https://www.gbif.org/species/8673914
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)338426https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=338426
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Escharinidae : Bactridium : Bactridium ellipticum
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomata : Escharinidae : Bactridium : Bactridium ellipticum
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
familyEscharinidaeTilbrook 2006
genusBactridium
speciesBactridium ellipticumReuss 1848
Generic NameBactridium
Scientific NameBactridium ellipticum (Reuss, 1848)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Bactridium ellipticumspeciesbelongs to Scrupocellariastated without evidenceSchmid, 1989
Bactridium ellipticumspeciesbelongs to Bactridiumstated with evidencePouyet, 2000
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance41.3 - 38.0 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance0.13 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene
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)S. Pouyet. 2000. Les bryozoaires cheilostomes du Néogène bétique (SE Espagne). Revista Española de Paleontología 15(2):181-202

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Scrupocellaria elliptica (Reuss, 1848)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Escharinidae : Bactridium : Scrupocellaria elliptica

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1848Bactridium ellipticum Reuss
1989Scrupocellaria elliptica Schmid
2000Bactridium ellipticum Pouyet

References

Pouyet S. (2000) Les bryozoaires cheilostomes du Néogène bétique (SE Espagne), Revista Española de Paleontología 15 2, 181-202
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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