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Hippothoa hyalina

Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Hippothoidae

Taxonomy
Cellepora hyalina was named by Linnaeus (1767). It is extant.

It was recombined as Schizoporella hyalina by Hincks (1880); it was recombined as Hippothoa hyalina by Okada (1929).

Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1767Cellepora hyalina Linnaeus
1880Schizoporella hyalina Hincks
1929Hippothoa hyalina Okada

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classGymnolaemataAllman 1856
orderCheilostomataBusk 1859
familyHippothoidaeBusk 1859
genusHippothoa
specieshyalina(Linnaeus 1767)

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.

Hippothoa hyalina Linnaeus 1767
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Brooding: yeso
Created: 2008-02-26 05:35:30
Modified: 2008-02-26 07:35:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588New Zealand Hippothoa hyalina (173737 173740)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Antarctica Hippothoa hyalina (41581)
Nukumaruan2.4 - 1.63New Zealand Hippothoa hyalina (173829)
Castlecliffian1.63 - 0.34New Zealand Hippothoa hyalina (173732 173733)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Hippothoa hyalina (160361)