Bryozoa

Bryozoa

Ernst Haeckel · Public Domain · via Wikidata/Commons. May be a photograph of a specimen, or an artist’s reconstruction — an interpretation of a skeleton, since colour and soft tissue are almost never preserved.

On record

Recorded, not inferred
Also called
bryozoanPBDB
Sits inside
LophophorataPBDB
Diet
suspension feederPBDB
Life habit
epifaunalPBDB
Motility
stationary, attachedPBDB
Environment
marinePBDB, for Lophophorata

Time the record covers

At least 515 million years on record.

The record covers at least 515.3 Mya to 129 ka. No occurrence read is dated outside 520 Mya to 11.7 ka.

Cambrian — about 6 of 12000 occurrencesOrdovician — about 3257 of 12000 occurrencesOrdovicianSilurian — about 935 of 12000 occurrencesDevonian — about 1328 of 12000 occurrencesDevonianCarboniferous — about 2247 of 12000 occurrencesCarboniferousPermian — about 1540 of 12000 occurrencesPermianEarly Triassic — about 19 of 12000 occurrencesMiddle Triassic — about 37 of 12000 occurrencesLate Triassic — about 98 of 12000 occurrencesEarly Jurassic — about 9 of 12000 occurrencesMiddle Jurassic — about 55 of 12000 occurrencesLate Jurassic — about 153 of 12000 occurrencesEarly Cretaceous — about 578 of 12000 occurrencesLate Cretaceous — about 426 of 12000 occurrencesPaleocene — about 150 of 12000 occurrencesEocene — about 500 of 12000 occurrencesOligocene — about 31 of 12000 occurrencesMiocene — about 415 of 12000 occurrencesPliocene — about 100 of 12000 occurrencesPleistocene — about 119 of 12000 occurrences530–513 Mya — about 2 occurrences513–495 Mya — about 4 occurrences495–477 Mya — about 4 occurrences477–460 Mya — about 299 occurrences460–442 Mya — about 2979 occurrences442–424 Mya — about 740 occurrences424–407 Mya — about 295 occurrences407–389 Mya — about 170 occurrences389–371 Mya — about 912 occurrences371–354 Mya — about 170 occurrences354–336 Mya — about 746 occurrences336–318 Mya — about 916 occurrences318–301 Mya — about 508 occurrences301–283 Mya — about 811 occurrences283–265 Mya — about 336 occurrences265–248 Mya — about 439 occurrences248–230 Mya — about 72 occurrences230–212 Mya — about 35 occurrences212–194 Mya — about 29 occurrences194–177 Mya — about 7 occurrences177–159 Mya — about 59 occurrences159–141 Mya — about 154 occurrences141–124 Mya — about 289 occurrences124–106 Mya — about 238 occurrences106–88 Mya — about 65 occurrences88–71 Mya — about 206 occurrences71–53 Mya — about 365 occurrences53–35 Mya — about 467 occurrences35–18 Mya — about 115 occurrences18–0 Mya — about 569 occurrences515.3 Mya129 ka530 Mya0 Mya

12,000+ occurrences of Bryozoa on record. The Paleobiology Database records this as a living group. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

12,000 occurrences read

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. The read hit its cap, so every figure above is a floor and the shares are of the occurrences read. More on what this infers.

Found in

at least 921 formations

Wreford — 39.69°N, 96.64°WWreford — 39.06°N, 96.51°WWreford — 39.47°N, 96.41°WWreford — 37.24°N, 96.61°WWreford — 39.33°N, 96.53°WWreford — 38.87°N, 96.23°WWreford — 38.70°N, 96.50°WWreford — 39.06°N, 96.75°WWreford — 38.22°N, 96.43°WWreford — 38.41°N, 96.56°WWreford — 38.09°N, 96.39°WWreford — 39.48°N, 96.07°WWreford — 39.06°N, 96.57°WWreford — 39.06°N, 96.43°WWreford — 37.81°N, 96.54°WWreford — 38.04°N, 96.42°WWreford — 38.97°N, 96.86°WWreford — 38.14°N, 96.59°WWreford — 38.66°N, 96.27°WWreford — 37.00°N, 96.00°WWreford — 38.36°N, 96.75°WWreford — 38.13°N, 96.54°WWreford — 37.31°N, 96.72°WWreford — 37.62°N, 96.56°WWreford — 38.15°N, 96.56°WWreford — 39.03°N, 96.80°WWreford — 39.84°N, 96.47°WWreford — 38.87°N, 96.13°WWreford — 38.40°N, 96.53°WWreford — 38.18°N, 96.47°WWreford — 38.27°N, 96.38°WWreford — 38.60°N, 96.51°WWreford — 39.87°N, 96.22°WBangor Limestone — 34.54°N, 88.00°WBangor Limestone — 34.45°N, 87.75°WBangor Limestone — 34.59°N, 87.63°WBangor Limestone — 34.52°N, 87.58°WEdwardsville — 39.50°N, 86.50°WEdwardsville — 39.75°N, 86.67°WEdwardsville — 39.25°N, 86.33°WEdwardsville — 39.00°N, 86.25°WEdwardsville — 39.04°N, 86.50°WSilica — 41.72°N, 83.72°WSilica — 42.13°N, 83.60°WSilica — 42.33°N, 83.03°WSilica — 41.12°N, 84.85°WLudlowville — 42.76°N, 78.65°WLudlowville — 42.78°N, 78.79°WLudlowville — 42.86°N, 77.76°WLudlowville — 42.87°N, 77.88°WLudlowville — 42.83°N, 77.81°WLudlowville — 42.88°N, 78.57°WLudlowville — 42.96°N, 78.13°WLudlowville — 42.80°N, 77.27°WLudlowville — 42.78°N, 76.99°WLudlowville — 42.90°N, 78.22°WLudlowville — 42.84°N, 77.90°WLudlowville — 42.70°N, 76.75°WLudlowville — 42.83°N, 76.50°WLudlowville — 42.86°N, 76.35°WLudlowville — 42.93°N, 76.22°WLudlowville — 42.85°N, 78.37°WLexington Limestone — 38.00°N, 85.00°WLexington Limestone — 38.00°N, 84.67°WLexington Limestone — 38.22°N, 84.86°WLexington Limestone — 38.31°N, 84.85°WWinchell — 31.50°N, 98.58°WWinchell — 33.03°N, 98.07°WWinchell — 31.84°N, 99.00°WGerster — 40.17°N, 114.83°WGerster — 40.42°N, 114.83°WGerster — 40.50°N, 114.83°WGerster — 40.50°N, 114.67°WGerster — 41.25°N, 114.33°WGerster — 40.08°N, 113.83°WGerster — 39.33°N, 113.67°WGerster — 39.50°N, 115.25°WGerster — 40.25°N, 115.17°WGerster — 41.25°N, 115.20°WGerster — 41.30°N, 114.90°WGerster — 41.50°N, 115.20°WGerster — 41.60°N, 114.60°WCrystal River Limestone — 30.77°N, 85.23°WCrystal River Limestone — 29.65°N, 82.61°WCrystal River Limestone — 29.19°N, 82.14°WCrystal River Limestone — 29.29°N, 82.75°WCrystal River Limestone — 28.71°N, 82.57°WHermitage — 35.80°N, 86.12°WHermitage — 36.12°N, 86.67°WHermitage — 35.50°N, 86.50°WHermitage — 36.00°N, 83.00°WHermitage — 36.25°N, 83.97°WHermitage — 36.82°N, 84.52°WHermitage — 35.77°N, 85.01°WHermitage — 35.49°N, 85.26°WWaynesville — 39.45°N, 83.83°WWaynesville — 39.44°N, 84.20°WWaynesville — 39.00°N, 84.00°WWaynesville — 39.08°N, 85.25°WWaynesville — 41.00°N, 86.69°WWaynesville — 38.00°N, 85.50°WWaynesville — 39.53°N, 84.08°WWaynesville — 39.38°N, 84.08°WWaynesville — 39.35°N, 85.10°WWaynesville — 39.58°N, 84.95°WKope — 38.87°N, 84.46°WKope — 39.00°N, 84.00°WKope — 39.03°N, 84.51°WKope — 38.80°N, 84.16°WGlen Dean Limestone — 38.17°N, 86.57°WGlen Dean Limestone — 38.62°N, 86.68°WGlen Dean Limestone — 38.25°N, 86.54°WGlen Dean Limestone — 37.67°N, 86.54°WGlen Dean Limestone — 38.40°N, 86.59°WGlen Dean Limestone — 38.24°N, 86.43°WGlen Dean Limestone — 38.10°N, 86.56°WGlen Dean Limestone — 37.90°N, 86.64°WGlen Dean Limestone — 37.48°N, 86.30°WGlen Dean Limestone — 37.83°N, 86.60°WGlen Dean Limestone — 36.94°N, 84.54°WGrès verts helvétiques — 46.13°N, 6.77°EGrès verts helvétiques — 46.00°N, 6.68°EGrès verts helvétiques — 45.89°N, 6.48°EGrès verts helvétiques — 45.90°N, 6.34°EGrès verts helvétiques — 46.04°N, 6.62°EGrès verts helvétiques — 46.00°N, 6.48°EGrès verts helvétiques — 45.97°N, 6.44°EGrès verts helvétiques — 46.00°N, 6.34°EGrès verts helvétiques — 46.95°N, 6.31°ESalem Limestone — 37.31°N, 85.44°WSalem Limestone — 37.79°N, 85.82°WSalem Limestone — 37.26°N, 85.34°WSalem Limestone — 37.43°N, 85.40°WSalem Limestone — 37.33°N, 85.50°WSalem Limestone — 37.18°N, 85.32°WSalem Limestone — 37.19°N, 85.37°WSalem Limestone — 37.55°N, 85.70°WSalem Limestone — 37.05°N, 85.05°WSalem Limestone — 38.06°N, 85.98°WSalem Limestone — 38.03°N, 86.03°WVerulam — 44.75°N, 79.33°WVerulam — 44.60°N, 78.97°WVerulam — 44.50°N, 78.58°WVerulam — 44.50°N, 78.67°WVerulam — 44.52°N, 78.97°WVerulam — 44.43°N, 78.78°WVerulam — 44.48°N, 78.95°WRochester Shale — 43.15°N, 77.62°WRochester Shale — 43.15°N, 77.06°WRochester Shale — 43.10°N, 79.06°WRochester Shale — 43.20°N, 77.53°WRochester Shale — 43.17°N, 78.68°WRochester Shale — 43.15°N, 77.72°WFort Payne Chert — 36.92°N, 84.96°WFort Payne Chert — 36.54°N, 85.16°WFort Payne Chert — 36.72°N, 85.45°WBenbolt — 37.10°N, 81.34°WBenbolt — 37.00°N, 81.00°WBenbolt — 37.02°N, 81.63°WBenbolt — 37.22°N, 81.36°WBenbolt — 37.23°N, 81.10°WBenbolt — 37.23°N, 81.32°WBenbolt — 37.08°N, 81.71°WBenbolt — 37.10°N, 81.56°WBenbolt — 37.11°N, 81.52°WBenbolt — 37.27°N, 81.00°WBenbolt — 37.00°N, 81.67°WWardell — 37.08°N, 81.55°WWardell — 37.10°N, 81.34°WWardell — 37.00°N, 81.00°WWardell — 37.02°N, 81.73°WWardell — 37.03°N, 81.79°WWardell — 37.06°N, 81.75°WWardell — 37.02°N, 81.63°WForaker Limestone — 39.17°N, 96.55°WForaker Limestone — 39.92°N, 95.67°WForaker Limestone — 39.37°N, 95.88°WForaker Limestone — 39.34°N, 96.05°WForaker Limestone — 39.38°N, 96.40°WForaker Limestone — 39.27°N, 96.44°WForaker Limestone — 39.25°N, 96.19°WForaker Limestone — 39.07°N, 96.12°WForaker Limestone — 38.91°N, 96.07°WForaker Limestone — 38.37°N, 96.63°WForaker Limestone — 37.25°N, 96.54°WForaker Limestone — 39.14°N, 96.31°WForaker Limestone — 37.54°N, 96.48°WForaker Limestone — 38.72°N, 96.16°WForaker Limestone — 37.82°N, 96.46°WForaker Limestone — 37.65°N, 96.46°WForaker Limestone — 37.25°N, 96.53°WForaker Limestone — 38.02°N, 96.28°WForaker Limestone — 39.90°N, 95.91°WForaker Limestone — 38.81°N, 96.08°WDecorah Shale — 44.95°N, 93.10°WDecorah Shale — 42.50°N, 91.25°WMahantango — 40.50°N, 77.25°WMahantango — 40.05°N, 77.52°WMahantango — 40.33°N, 76.92°WMahantango — 40.33°N, 77.17°WMahantango — 40.42°N, 77.17°WMahantango — 40.42°N, 77.00°WMahantango — 40.50°N, 76.92°WGolconda — 37.93°N, 86.54°WGolconda — 39.08°N, 86.82°WGolconda — 38.67°N, 86.82°WGolconda — 38.58°N, 86.66°WGolconda — 38.37°N, 86.36°WGolconda — 38.22°N, 86.53°WGolconda — 38.23°N, 86.43°WGolconda — 38.10°N, 86.48°WGolconda — 37.97°N, 86.56°WGolconda — 37.93°N, 86.57°W

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The named rock units Bryozoa has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. The read hit its cap, so each count is a floor. 897 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 2,082 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Found in the same rock

1,554 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records at least 640 sites for Bryozoa, and this reads 240 of them. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

at least 816 references

Each of the 12,000 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. That read hit its cap, so each count is a floor. 804 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content3

Picture of Bryozoa

Credit
Ernst Haeckel
Licence
Public Domain
Commercial use
the licence allows it

CT scan

Licence
not stated by the source
Commercial use
cannot be read from the licence given — check the record
Specimen
Bryozoa indet. · L-JH:Eb18 01 C2

3D model

Source
Sketchfab
Licence
CC0 Public Domain
Commercial use
the licence allows it

This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

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What may have been alongside itLophophorata through timeThe world it lived on

Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. (Ehrenberg 1831)