2015 in bryozoan paleontology


Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils.[1] This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 2015.

Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Acantholunaria[2]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Munnecke & Oswald

Silurian (early Wenlock)

Sweden

A cystoporate bryozoan. The type species is Acantholunaria expansa.

Adeonellopsis incompta[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

An adeonid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Adeonellopsis.

Amphiblestrum paleogenicum[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A calloporid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Amphiblestrum.

Amplexopora crassiparietum[4]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst & Nakrem

Silurian (Wenlock)

Steinsfjorden Formation

Norway

An amplexoporid trepostome bryozoan, a species of Amplexopora.

Amplexopora evae[4]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst & Nakrem

Silurian (Wenlock)

Steinsfjorden Formation

Norway

An amplexoporid trepostome bryozoan, a species of Amplexopora.

Andreella dubia[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A microporid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Andreella.

Anaphragma undulata[5]

Sp. nov

Valid

Jiménez-Sánchez, Vennin & Villas

Ordovician (late Katian)

Morocco

A trepostomate bryozoan, a species of Anaphragma.

Aostipora elongata[6]

Sp. nov

Valid

Jiménez-Sánchez in Jiménez-Sánchez, Villas & Vennin

Ordovician (late Katian)

Khabt-el-Hajar Formation

Morocco

A trepostomate bryozoan, a species of Aostipora.

Arachnopusia dimorpha[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

An arachnopusiid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Arachnopusia.

Arthropoma renipora[7]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian)

Indonesia

A lacernid schizoporelloid bryozoan, a species of Arthropoma.

Aspidostoma clava[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

An aspidostomatid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Aspidostoma.

Aspidostoma gelasinus[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

An aspidostomatid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Aspidostoma.

Aspidostoma twinn[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

An aspidostomatid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Aspidostoma.

Atactoporella moroccoensis[5]

Sp. nov

Valid

Jiménez-Sánchez, Vennin & Villas

Ordovician (late Katian)

Morocco

A trepostomate bryozoan, a species of Atactoporella.

Baculopora redondensis[8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Wyse Jackson & Aretz

Carboniferous (Viséan)

France

A member of Fenestrata belonging to the family Acanthocladiidae; a species of Baculopora.

Bryopesanser bragai[7]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian to Serravallian)

Indonesia

An escharinid schizoporelloid bryozoan, a species of Bryopesanser.

Bryopesanser sanfilippoae[7]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (Burdigalian-Langhian boundary to Serravallian)

Indonesia

An escharinid schizoporelloid bryozoan, a species of Bryopesanser.

Buffonellaria sagittaria[7]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian)

Indonesia

A celleporid celleporoid bryozoan, a species of Buffonellaria.

Caberoides gordoni[7]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian)

Indonesia

A catenicellid bryozoan, a species of Caberoides.

Cavernella asturica[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Suárez Andrés & Ernst

Devonian

Moniello Formation

Spain

A member of the family Fenestellidae.

Celiopsis[10]

Gen. et sp. et comb. nov

Valid

Zágoršek, Gordon & Vávra

Eocene to Oligocene

Austria
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Slovakia
Spain

A chlidoniopsid cheilostome bryozoan. The type species is Celiopsis vici; genus also contains "Crisidia" vindobonensis Reuss (1847) and "Chlidoniopsis" vavrai Zágoršek (2003).

Cellaria bicuspidata[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A cellariid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Cellaria.

Cellaria gigas[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A cellariid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Cellaria.

Cellaria inarticulata[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A cellariid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Cellaria.

Cellaria palatum[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A cellariid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Cellaria.

Chaperiopsis cookae[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A chaperiid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Chaperiopsis.

Chataimulosia revelator[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A lepraliellid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Chataimulosia.

Cladobryopastor[3]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A bryopastorid cheilostome bryozoan. The type species is Cladobryopastor philipi.

Conopeum stamenocelloides[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A cheilostome bryozoan. Originally described as a species of Conopeum; Dick, Sakamoto & Komatsu (2018) transferred this species to the genus Kenocharixa.[11]

Curvipora[2]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Munnecke & Oswald

Silurian (early Wenlock)

Sweden

A cystoporate bryozoan. The type species is Curvipora monostylata.

Cyphotrypa regularis[6]

Sp. nov

Valid

Jiménez-Sánchez in Jiménez-Sánchez, Villas & Vennin

Ordovician (late Katian)

Khabt-el-Hajar Formation

Morocco

A trepostomate bryozoan, a species of Cyphotrypa.

Cystodictya gallensis[8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Wyse Jackson & Aretz

Carboniferous (Viséan)

France

A cystoporate bryozoan belonging to the family Cystodictyonidae; a species of Cystodictya.

Dactylostega spiralis[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A foveolariid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Dactylostega.

Diedropora[3]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

An adeonoid cheilostome bryozoan. The type species is Diedropora gravabilis.

Dybowskiella piriforme[8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Wyse Jackson & Aretz

Carboniferous (Viséan)

France

A cystoporate bryozoan belonging to the family Fistuliporidae; a species of Dybowskiella.

Dybowskiella rotunda[8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Wyse Jackson & Aretz

Carboniferous (Viséan)

France

A cystoporate bryozoan belonging to the family Fistuliporidae; a species of Dybowskiella.

Dyscritella ornata[12]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova, Ernst & Poty

Carboniferous (Tournaisian)

Namur-Dinant Basin

Belgium

Dyscritella perforata[13]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova et al.

Devonian (latest Famennian)

Comblain-au-Pont Formation

Belgium

A dyscritellid trepostome bryozoan, a species of Dyscritella.

Eridopora suarezi[8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Wyse Jackson & Aretz

Carboniferous (Viséan)

France

A cystoporate bryozoan belonging to the family Fistuliporidae; a species of Eridopora.

Exechonella chathamensis[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

An exechonellid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Exechonella.

Exochella abigailae[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A romancheinid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Exochella.

Exochella linearis[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A romancheinid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Exochella.

Exochella reidae[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A romancheinid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Exochella.

Exochella woodae[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A romancheinid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Exochella.

Fabifenestella macrofenestrata[8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Wyse Jackson & Aretz

Carboniferous (Viséan)

France

A member of Fenestrata belonging to the family Fenestellidae; a species of Fabifenestella.

?Filaguria kalimantanensis[7]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (Serravallian)

Indonesia

A cribrilinid bryozoan, possibly a species of Filaguria.

Fistulipora tolokonnikovae[8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Wyse Jackson & Aretz

Carboniferous (Viséan)

France

A cystoporate bryozoan belonging to the family Fistuliporidae; a species of Fistulipora.

Floridina elegans[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

An onychocellid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Floridina.

Gephyrotes moissettei[14]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Rosso

Miocene (Tortonian)

Italy

A member of Ascophora belonging to the family Cribrilinidae.

Gigantopora milenae[7]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (Serravallian)

Indonesia

A gigantoporid schizoporelloid bryozoan, a species of Gigantopora.

Gigantopora grandis[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A gigantoporid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Gigantopora.

Gigantopora modesta[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A gigantoporid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Gigantopora.

Gorjunopora[8]

Gen. et sp. et comb. nov

Valid

Ernst, Wyse Jackson & Aretz

Carboniferous (Viséan)

France
Russia

A member of Fenestrata belonging to the family Acanthocladiidae. The type species is Gorjunopora gallica; genus also includes Gorjunopora triangulata (Schulga-Nesterenko, 1955).

Hemicyclopora dissidens[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A romancheinid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Hemicyclopora.

Hemicyclopora ventricosa[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A romancheinid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Hemicyclopora.

Heminematopora gaetula[15]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Jiménez-Sánchez & Baidder

Ordovician (Katian)

Morocco

A species of Heminematopora.

Hemitrypa adversa[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Suárez Andrés & Ernst

Devonian

Moniello Formation

Spain

A member of the family Fenestellidae.

Hemitrypa terentei[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Suárez Andrés & Ernst

Devonian

Moniello Formation

Spain

A member of the family Fenestellidae.

Heteropora scholzi[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A cerioporid cyclostome bryozoan, a species of Heteropora.

Heterotrypa ringerikense[4]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst & Nakrem

Silurian (Wenlock)

Steinsfjorden Formation

Norway

A heterotrypid trepostome bryozoan, a species of Heterotrypa.

?Hippomenella devatasae[7]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian)

Indonesia

A romancheinid lepralielloid bryozoan, possibly a species of Hippomenella.

?Hippomenella uniserialis[7]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian)

Indonesia

A romancheinid lepralielloid bryozoan, possibly a species of Hippomenella.

Hippopleurifera barbosae[16]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ramalho et al.

Miocene

Pirabas Formation

Brazil

A cheilostome bryozoan belonging to the superfamily Lepralielloidea and the family Romancheneidae, a species of Hippopleurifera.

Hippopleurifera confusa[16]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ramalho et al.

Miocene

Pirabas Formation

Brazil

A cheilostome bryozoan belonging to the superfamily Lepralielloidea and the family Romancheneidae, a species of Hippopleurifera.

Hippopodina indicata[7]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian to Langhian)

Indonesia

A hippopodinid schizoporelloid bryozoan, a species of Hippopodina.

Hyporosopora nana[17]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wilson, Bosch & Taylor

Middle Jurassic (Callovian)

Matmor Formation

Israel

A plagioeciid cyclostome bryozoan, a species of Hyporosopora.

Hyporosopora negevensis[17]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wilson, Bosch & Taylor

Middle Jurassic (Callovian)

Matmor Formation

Israel

A plagioeciid cyclostome bryozoan, a species of Hyporosopora.

Idmonea snehi[17]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wilson, Bosch & Taylor

Middle Jurassic (Callovian)

Matmor Formation

Israel

A multisparsid cyclostome bryozoan, a species of Idmonea.

Illusiopora[3]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A schizoporelloid cheilostome bryozoan. The type species is Illusiopora bifax; genus also contains Illusiopora recta.

Isostylus veserensis[18]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Tolokonnikova & Denayer

Devonian (late Frasnian)

Belgium

A species of Isostylus.

Lacerna ordinaria[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A lacernid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Lacerna.

Lagenipora sciutoi[7]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian)

Indonesia

A celleporid celleporoid bryozoan, a species of Lagenipora.

Lenapora gurievensis[19]

Sp. nov

Valid

Mesentseva

Devonian

Russia

A rhabdomesid bryozoan, a species of Lenapora.

Leptotrypa enodis[2]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Munnecke & Oswald

Silurian (early Wenlock)

Sweden

A trepostome bryozoan, a species of Leptotrypa.

Leptotrypa hexagona[12]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova, Ernst & Poty

Carboniferous (Tournaisian)

Namur-Dinant Basin

Belgium

Leptotrypa perforata[2]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Munnecke & Oswald

Silurian (early Wenlock)

Sweden

A trepostome bryozoan, a species of Leptotrypa.

Macrocamera obesa[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

An eminooeciid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Macrocamera.

Margaretta amitabhae[7]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (Burdigalian-Langhian boundary to Serravallian)

Indonesia

A margarettid schizoporelloid bryozoan, a species of Margaretta.

Marssonopora connexa[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A calloporid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Marssonopora.

Mediaporina kiaeri[4]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst & Nakrem

Silurian (Wenlock)

Steinsfjorden Formation

Norway

An arthrostylid cryptostome bryozoan, a species of Mediaporina.

Megacanthopora enodata[8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Wyse Jackson & Aretz

Carboniferous (Viséan)

France

A member of Cryptostomata belonging to the family Rhomboporidae; a species of Megacanthopora.

Melychocella bilamellata[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

An aspidostomatid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Melychocella.

Melychocella obliqua[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

An aspidostomatid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Melychocella.

Mesenteripora jamesi[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A plagioeciid cyclostome bryozoan, a species of Mesenteripora.

Microeciella yoavi[17]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wilson, Bosch & Taylor

Middle Jurassic (Callovian)

Matmor Formation

Israel

An oncousoeciid cyclostome bryozoan, a species of Microeciella.

Micropora chathamica[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A microporid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Micropora.

Monticulipora globulata[5]

Sp. nov

Valid

Jiménez-Sánchez, Vennin & Villas

Ordovician (late Katian)

Morocco

A trepostomate bryozoan, a species of Monticulipora.

Monticulipora irregularis[5]

Sp. nov

Valid

Jiménez-Sánchez, Vennin & Villas

Ordovician (late Katian)

Morocco

A trepostomate bryozoan, a species of Monticulipora.

Moyanopora[3]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

An arachnopusiid cheilostome bryozoan. The type species is Moyanopora hugoi.

Multescharellina pisiformis[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A lepraliellid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Multescharellina.

Myriapora sciutoi[20]

Sp. nov

Valid

Rosso & Di Martino

Miocene (Tortonian and Messinian) to Pleistocene (Gelasian)

Italy
Morocco

A member of Neocheilostomina belonging to the family Myriaporidae; a species of Myriapora.

Nematopora rara[19]

Sp. nov

Valid

Mesentseva

Devonian

Russia

A rhabdomesid bryozoan, a species of Nematopora.

Nikiforovastylus[13]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova et al.

Devonian (latest Famennian)

Comblain-au-Pont Formation

Belgium

A nikiforovellid cryptostome bryozoan. The type species is Nikiforovastylus ourthensis.

Nikiforovella dinantia[13]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova et al.

Devonian (latest Famennian)

Comblain-au-Pont Formation

Belgium

A nikiforovellid cryptostome bryozoan, a species of Nikiforovella.

Nikiforovella tobolensis[21]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova

Carboniferous (Tournaisian)

Russia

Ogiva ellinorvoigtae[22]

Sp. nov

Valid

Martha et al.

Cretaceous (middle Santonian)

Gehrden Formation

Germany

An onychocellid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Ogiva.

Onychocella exilis[23]

Sp. nov

Valid

Koromyslova & Shcherbinina

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

Uzbekistan

An onychocellid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Onychocella.

Onychocella subtriangulata[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

An onychocellid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Onychocella.

Orthopora worsleyi[4]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst & Nakrem

Silurian (Wenlock)

Steinsfjorden Formation

Norway

A rhabdomesid cryptostome bryozoan, a species of Orthopora.

Osthimosia aurora[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A celleporid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Osthimosia.

Osthimosia curiosa[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A celleporid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Osthimosia.

Oviexechonella[7]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (Serravallian)

Indonesia

An exechonellid arachnopusioid bryozoan. The type species is Oviexechonella digeronimoi.

Paracuneatopora egregia[19]

Sp. nov

Valid

Mesentseva

Devonian

Russia

A rhabdomesid bryozoan, a species of Paracuneatopora.

Paracuneatopora kuvaschensis[19]

Sp. nov

Valid

Mesentseva

Devonian

Russia

A rhabdomesid bryozoan, a species of Paracuneatopora.

Paranicklesopora ornaisa[12]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova, Ernst & Poty

Carboniferous (Tournaisian)

Namur-Dinant Basin

Belgium

Parvohallopora cystata[6]

Sp. nov

Valid

Jiménez-Sánchez in Jiménez-Sánchez, Villas & Vennin

Ordovician (late Katian)

Khabt-el-Hajar Formation

Morocco

A trepostomate bryozoan, a species of Parvohallopora.

Perkhurovella[24]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Gorjunova

Carboniferous

Russia

A diploporariine acanthocladiid bryozoan. The type species is Perkhurovella clara.

Phonicosia sinuosa[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A lacernid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Phonicosia.

Plagioecia zatoni[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A plagioeciid cyclostome bryozoan, a species of Plagioecia.

Platonea dilatata[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A tubuliporid cyclostome bryozoan, a species of Platonea.

Porella tiorioriensis[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A bryocryptellid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Porella.

Porina turrita[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A porinid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Porina.

Primorella variata[21]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova

Carboniferous (Tournaisian)

Russia

Prophyllodictya simplex[25]

Sp. nov

Valid[26]

Ma et al.

Ordovician (early Tremadocian)

Nantzinkuan Formation

China

A cryptostome bryozoan, a species of Prophyllodictya.

Pseudobatostomella parva[13]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova et al.

Devonian (latest Famennian)

Comblain-au-Pont Formation

Belgium

A dyscritellid trepostome bryozoan, a species of Pseudobatostomella.

Pseudothyracella campbelli[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A bryopastorid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Pseudothyracella.

Puellina bontangensis[7]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian)

Indonesia

A cribrilinid bryozoan, a species of Puellina.

Pyrisinella primazelandiae[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A pyrisinellid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Pyrisinella.

Quasitrilaminopora[3]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

An arachnopusiid cheilostome bryozoan. The type species is Quasitrilaminopora curiosa.

Radiotrypa alnifensis[15]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Jiménez-Sánchez & Baidder

Ordovician (Katian)

Morocco

A species of Radiotrypa.

Rectifenestella covae[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Suárez Andrés & Ernst

Devonian

Moniello Formation

Spain

A member of the family Fenestellidae.

Reptadeonella curvabilis[7]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian)

Indonesia

An adeonid bryozoan, a species of Reptadeonella.

Reptadeonella toddi[7]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian or early Langhian to Serravallian)

Indonesia

An adeonid bryozoan, a species of Reptadeonella.

Reteporella mediocris[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A phidoloporid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Reteporella.

Revalotrypa ramosa[15]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Jiménez-Sánchez & Baidder

Ordovician (Katian)

Morocco

A species of Revalotrypa.

Saevitella renemai[7]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian)

Indonesia

A hippopodinid schizoporelloid bryozoan, a species of Saevitella.

Saffordotaxis spinigerus[12]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova, Ernst & Poty

Carboniferous (Tournaisian)

Namur-Dinant Basin

Belgium

Salairella[19]

Gen. et 5 sp. nov

Junior homonym

Mesentseva

Devonian

Russia

A rhabdomesid bryozoan. Genus contains five species: S. petaloida, S. variabilis, S. maculata, S. baskuskanensis and S. recta. The generic name is a junior homonym of Salairella Khalfina (1961) and Salairella Severgina (1984). Hernández (2019) coined a replacement name Devonavictoria.[27]

Schizoretepora tamagawensis[28]

Sp. nov

Valid

Zágoršek, Takashima & Hirose

Miocene

Tanosawa Formation

Japan

A member of Phidoloporidae, a species of Schizoretepora.

Sendinopora[7]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (Serravallian)

Indonesia

A tessaradomid lepralielloid bryozoan. The type species is Sendinopora prima.

Siphonicytara litotes[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A siphonicytarid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Siphonicytara.

Siphonicytara primitiva[3]

Sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A siphonicytarid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Siphonicytara.

Spinofenestella nodosa[12]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova, Ernst & Poty

Carboniferous (Tournaisian)

Namur-Dinant Basin

Belgium

Stellatotrypa[2]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Munnecke & Oswald

Silurian (early Wenlock)

Sweden

A trepostome bryozoan. The type species is Stellatotrypa hirsuta.

Sulcoretepora regularis[21]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova

Carboniferous (Tournaisian)

Russia

Terepennipora[24]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Gorjunova

Carboniferous

Russia

A diploporariine acanthocladiid bryozoan. A new genus for "Pinnatopora" longicellata Morozova (1955); genus also contains "Pinnatopora" volgensis Shishova (1959), "Pinnatopora" inconstans Shishova (1959), "Pinnatopora" subpunctata Shishova (1959) and "Pinnatopora" distincta Shishova (1950).

Trematopora maculata[4]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst & Nakrem

Silurian (Wenlock)

Steinsfjorden Formation

Norway

A trematoporid trepostome bryozoan, a species of Trematopora.

Triznotrypa potii[18]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Tolokonnikova & Denayer

Devonian (late Frasnian)

Belgium

A species of Triznotrypa.

Trypostega hasibuani[7]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian)

Indonesia

A trypostegid hippothooid bryozoan, a species of Trypostega.

Tubiporella magnipora[7]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian)

Indonesia

A didymosellid didymoselloid bryozoan, a species of Tubiporella.

Tumaiella[3]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

New Zealand

A calloporid cheilostome bryozoan. The type species is Tumaiella dieffenbachi.

Volgia deftera[8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Wyse Jackson & Aretz

Carboniferous (Viséan)

France

A cystoporate bryozoan belonging to the family Hexagonellidae; a species of Volgia.

Zagorsekia[3]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

Australia
New Zealand

A tubuliporid cyclostome bryozoan; a new genus for "Heteropora" nodulosa MacGillivray (1895).

See also

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