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Alternifenestella ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4856248	https://www.gbif.org/species/4856248
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	25513	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=25513

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Alternifenestella

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
-	Polyzoa
phylum	Bryozoa	Ehrenberg 1831
class	Stenolaemata	Borg 1926
order	Fenestrida	Elias and Condra 1957
family	Fenestellidae	King 1850
subfamily	Fenestellinae	King 1849
genus	Alternifenestella	Termier & Termier 1971

Scientific Name

Alternifenestella Termier & Termier, 1971

Name Published In

Docums Lab. Geol. Fac. Sci. Lyon 47

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Alternifenestella	genus	belongs to Fenestellidae	stated with evidence	Gilmour and Snyder, 2000
Alternifenestella	genus	belongs to Fenestellinae	stated with evidence	Ernst, 2000
Alternifenestella	genus	belongs to Fenestrata	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

393 - 388 Ma
Devonian

Last Recorded Appearance

254 - 252 Ma
Permian

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Stenolaemata)

Vision

blind (based on Stenolaemata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Stenolaemata)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Fenestellidae)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

H. Termier and G. Termier. 1971. Bryozoaires du Paleozoique superieur de l'Afghanistan. Documents des Laboratoires de Géologie de la Faculté des Sciences de Lyon 47:1-52

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest
👁 Image Alternifenestella (Cervella) ✝ subgenus	listed (PBDB)	4	307 Ma Carboniferous	296 Ma Permian
👁 Image Alternifenestella absoluta ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	2	296 Ma Permian	290 Ma Permian
👁 Image Alternifenestella ampla ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	272 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
👁 Image Alternifenestella argumentosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	272 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
👁 Image Alternifenestella bifida ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	6	304 Ma Carboniferous	272 Ma Permian
👁 Image Alternifenestella cervoidea ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	9	304 Ma Carboniferous	296 Ma Permian
Alternifenestella cervoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
👁 Image Alternifenestella crassiseptata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	1	290 Ma Permian	290 Ma Permian
👁 Image Alternifenestella cyclotriangulata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	2	296 Ma Permian	290 Ma Permian
👁 Image Alternifenestella esaulovae ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	272 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
👁 Image Alternifenestella greenharbourensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	4	290 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
👁 Image Alternifenestella horologia ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	23	296 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
👁 Image Alternifenestella indubia ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	272 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
👁 Image Alternifenestella invisitata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	290 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
👁 Image Alternifenestella kungurensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	1	279 Ma Permian	279 Ma Permian
👁 Image Alternifenestella major ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	1	323 Ma Carboniferous	323 Ma Carboniferous
👁 Image Alternifenestella megacapillaris ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	5	296 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
👁 Image Alternifenestella minor ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	3	299 Ma Carboniferous	272 Ma Permian
👁 Image Alternifenestella minuscula ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	272 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
👁 Image Alternifenestella nalivkini ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	2	296 Ma Permian	296 Ma Permian
👁 Image Alternifenestella pajerensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	5	304 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
👁 Image Alternifenestella picchuensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	5	299 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
👁 Image Alternifenestella rarispinata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
👁 Image Alternifenestella sayensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	272 Ma Permian	265 Ma Permian
👁 Image Alternifenestella spinifera ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	5	323 Ma Carboniferous	290 Ma Permian
👁 Image Alternifenestella spitzbergensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	2	290 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
👁 Image Alternifenestella sublonga ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
👁 Image Alternifenestella subquadratopora ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	5	304 Ma Carboniferous	290 Ma Permian
👁 Image Alternifenestella tenuiseptata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	5	304 Ma Carboniferous	296 Ma Permian
👁 Image Alternifenestella tribifurcata ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	4	296 Ma Permian	260 Ma Permian
👁 Image Alternifenestella tuberculifera ✝ species	listed (PBDB)	2	290 Ma Permian	254 Ma Permian
👁 Image Alternifenestella vagrantia ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	269 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Cervella cervoidea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fenestella absoluta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fenestella bifida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fenestella crassiseptata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fenestella cyclotriangulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fenestella greenharbourensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fenestella horologia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fenestella kungurensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fenestella major species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fenestella megacapillaris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fenestella minor species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fenestella nalivkini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fenestella rarispinata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fenestella spitzbergensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fenestella sublonga species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fenestella subquadratopora species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fenestella tenuiseptata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fenestella tribifurcata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fenestella tuberculifera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fenestrellina pajerensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fenestrellina picchuensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Fenestrellina spinifera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1971	Alternifenestella Termier and Termier p. 42
1971	Mirandifenestella Termier and Termier p. 44
2000	Alternifenestella Ernst p. 97
2000	Alternifenestella Gilmour and Snyder p. 558
2002	Alternifenestella Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Termier H., Termier G. (1971) Bryozoaires du Paleozoique superieur de l'Afghanistan, Documents des Laboratoires de Géologie de la Faculté des Sciences de Lyon 47, 1-52

Ernst A. (2000) Permian Bryozoans of the NW-Tethys, Facies 43, 79-102

Gilmour E. H., Snyder E. M. (2000) Bryozoa of the Mission Argillite (Permian), northeastern Washington, Journal of Paleontology 74 4, 540-570

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Docums Lab. Geol. Fac. Sci. Lyon 47 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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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Synonymy List

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