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Coscinopleura

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Coscinopleuridae

Taxonomy
Coscinopleura is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Coscinopleuridae.

It was assigned to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Coscinopleuridae by Bassler (1953) and Bock (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Coscinopleura Bassler p. G178
2002Coscinopleura Sepkoski
2006Coscinopleura Bock

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
suborderFlustrina(Smitt 1868)
superfamilyMicroporoideaGray 1848
familyCoscinopleuridaeCanu 1913
genusCoscinopleura

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: intermediate Mg calciteo
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2007-09-18 02:46:35
Modified: 2008-02-27 09:01:45
Source: o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Thanetian or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Sweden C. angusta (69603)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) C. digitata (84051)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) C. digitata (124965 124966)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (New Jersey) C. digitata (211306)