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Batostomella

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Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4856540https://www.gbif.org/species/4856540
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)25233https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=25233
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Batostomellidae : Batostomella
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomida : Batostomella
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
-Polyzoa
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderTrepostomidaUlrich 1882
genusBatostomellaUlrich 1882
Scientific NameBatostomella Ulrich, 1882
Name Published InJ. Cincinnati Soc. Nat. Hist., 5, 140
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Batostomellagenusbelongs to Trepostomidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance479 - 468 Ma
Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance260 - 254 Ma
Permian
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Stenolaemata)
Visionblind (based on Stenolaemata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Stenolaemata)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Stenolaemata)
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

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Batostomella abrupta
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Batostomella anomala
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Batostomella concentrica
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Batostomella dubia
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Batostomella greeniana
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Batostomella interporosa
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Batostomella interstincta
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Batostomella meekana
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Batostomella nitidula
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Batostomella obliqua
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Batostomella pulchera
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
2269 Ma
Permian
265 Ma
Permian
Batostomella spinulosa
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2002Batostomella Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - 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
J. Cincinnati Soc. Nat. Hist., 5, 140 - 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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