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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 [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

An adeonid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Adeonellopsis.

Amphiblestrum paleogenicum [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A calloporid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Amphiblestrum.

Amplexopora crassiparietum [5]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst & Nakrem

Silurian ( Wenlock)

Steinsfjorden Formation

  Norway

An amplexoporid trepostome bryozoan, a species of Amplexopora.

Amplexopora evae [5]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst & Nakrem

Silurian ( Wenlock)

Steinsfjorden Formation

  Norway

An amplexoporid trepostome bryozoan, a species of Amplexopora.

Andreella dubia [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A microporid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Andreella.

Anaphragma undulata [6]

Sp. nov

Valid

Jiménez-Sánchez, Vennin & Villas

Ordovician (late Katian)

  Morocco

A trepostomate bryozoan, a species of Anaphragma.

Aostipora elongata [7]

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 [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

An arachnopusiid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Arachnopusia.

Arthropoma renipora [8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian)

  Indonesia

A lacernid schizoporelloid bryozoan, a species of Arthropoma.

Aspidostoma clava [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

An aspidostomatid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Aspidostoma.

Aspidostoma gelasinus [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

An aspidostomatid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Aspidostoma.

Aspidostoma twinn [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

An aspidostomatid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Aspidostoma.

Atactoporella moroccoensis [6]

Sp. nov

Valid

Jiménez-Sánchez, Vennin & Villas

Ordovician (late Katian)

  Morocco

A trepostomate bryozoan, a species of Atactoporella.

Baculopora redondensis [9]

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 [8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian to Serravallian)

  Indonesia

An escharinid schizoporelloid bryozoan, a species of Bryopesanser.

Bryopesanser sanfilippoae [8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene ( Burdigalian- Langhian boundary to Serravallian)

  Indonesia

An escharinid schizoporelloid bryozoan, a species of Bryopesanser.

Buffonellaria sagittaria [8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian)

  Indonesia

A celleporid celleporoid bryozoan, a species of Buffonellaria.

Caberoides gordoni [8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian)

  Indonesia

A catenicellid bryozoan, a species of Caberoides.

Cavernella asturica [10]

Sp. nov

Valid

Suárez Andrés & Ernst

Devonian

Moniello Formation

  Spain

A member of the family Fenestellidae.

Celiopsis [11]

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 [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A cellariid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Cellaria.

Cellaria gigas [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A cellariid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Cellaria.

Cellaria inarticulata [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A cellariid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Cellaria.

Cellaria palatum [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A cellariid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Cellaria.

Chaperiopsis cookae [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A chaperiid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Chaperiopsis.

Chataimulosia revelator [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A lepraliellid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Chataimulosia.

Cladobryopastor [3]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

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

Conopeum stamenocelloides [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

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. [12]

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 [7]

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 [9]

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 [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A foveolariid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Dactylostega.

Diedropora [3]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

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

Dybowskiella piriforme [9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Wyse Jackson & Aretz

Carboniferous ( Viséan)

  France

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

Dybowskiella rotunda [9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Wyse Jackson & Aretz

Carboniferous ( Viséan)

  France

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

Dyscritella ornata [13]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova, Ernst & Poty

Carboniferous ( Tournaisian)

Namur-Dinant Basin

  Belgium

Dyscritella perforata [14]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova et al.

Devonian (latest Famennian)

Comblain-au-Pont Formation

  Belgium

A dyscritellid trepostome bryozoan, a species of Dyscritella.

Eridopora suarezi [9]

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 [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

An exechonellid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Exechonella.

Exochella abigailae [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A romancheinid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Exochella.

Exochella linearis [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A romancheinid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Exochella.

Exochella reidae [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A romancheinid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Exochella.

Exochella woodae [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A romancheinid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Exochella.

Fabifenestella macrofenestrata [9]

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 [8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene ( Serravallian)

  Indonesia

A cribrilinid bryozoan, possibly a species of Filaguria.

Fistulipora tolokonnikovae [9]

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 [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

An onychocellid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Floridina.

Gephyrotes moissettei [15]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Rosso

Miocene ( Tortonian)

  Italy

A member of Ascophora belonging to the family Cribrilinidae.

Gigantopora milenae [8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene ( Serravallian)

  Indonesia

A gigantoporid schizoporelloid bryozoan, a species of Gigantopora.

Gigantopora grandis [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A gigantoporid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Gigantopora.

Gigantopora modesta [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A gigantoporid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Gigantopora.

Gorjunopora [9]

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 [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A romancheinid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Hemicyclopora.

Hemicyclopora ventricosa [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A romancheinid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Hemicyclopora.

Heminematopora gaetula [16]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Jiménez-Sánchez & Baidder

Ordovician ( Katian)

  Morocco

A species of Heminematopora.

Hemitrypa adversa [10]

Sp. nov

Valid

Suárez Andrés & Ernst

Devonian

Moniello Formation

  Spain

A member of the family Fenestellidae.

Hemitrypa terentei [10]

Sp. nov

Valid

Suárez Andrés & Ernst

Devonian

Moniello Formation

  Spain

A member of the family Fenestellidae.

Heteropora scholzi [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A cerioporid cyclostome bryozoan, a species of Heteropora.

Heterotrypa ringerikense [5]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst & Nakrem

Silurian ( Wenlock)

Steinsfjorden Formation

  Norway

A heterotrypid trepostome bryozoan, a species of Heterotrypa.

?Hippomenella devatasae [8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian)

  Indonesia

A romancheinid lepralielloid bryozoan, possibly a species of Hippomenella.

?Hippomenella uniserialis [8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian)

  Indonesia

A romancheinid lepralielloid bryozoan, possibly a species of Hippomenella.

Hippopleurifera barbosae [17]

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 [17]

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 [8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian to Langhian)

  Indonesia

A hippopodinid schizoporelloid bryozoan, a species of Hippopodina.

Hyporosopora nana [18]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wilson, Bosch & Taylor

Middle Jurassic (Callovian)

Matmor Formation

  Israel

A plagioeciid cyclostome bryozoan, a species of Hyporosopora.

Hyporosopora negevensis [18]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wilson, Bosch & Taylor

Middle Jurassic (Callovian)

Matmor Formation

  Israel

A plagioeciid cyclostome bryozoan, a species of Hyporosopora.

Idmonea snehi [18]

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 [4]

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 [19]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Tolokonnikova & Denayer

Devonian (late Frasnian)

  Belgium

A species of Isostylus.

Lacerna ordinaria [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A lacernid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Lacerna.

Lagenipora sciutoi [8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian)

  Indonesia

A celleporid celleporoid bryozoan, a species of Lagenipora.

Lenapora gurievensis [20]

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 [13]

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 [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

An eminooeciid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Macrocamera.

Margaretta amitabhae [8]

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 [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A calloporid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Marssonopora.

Mediaporina kiaeri [5]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst & Nakrem

Silurian ( Wenlock)

Steinsfjorden Formation

  Norway

An arthrostylid cryptostome bryozoan, a species of Mediaporina.

Megacanthopora enodata [9]

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 [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

An aspidostomatid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Melychocella.

Melychocella obliqua [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

An aspidostomatid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Melychocella.

Mesenteripora jamesi [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A plagioeciid cyclostome bryozoan, a species of Mesenteripora.

Microeciella yoavi [18]

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 [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A microporid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Micropora.

Monticulipora globulata [6]

Sp. nov

Valid

Jiménez-Sánchez, Vennin & Villas

Ordovician (late Katian)

  Morocco

A trepostomate bryozoan, a species of Monticulipora.

Monticulipora irregularis [6]

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 [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

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

Multescharellina pisiformis [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A lepraliellid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Multescharellina.

Myriapora sciutoi [21]

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 [20]

Sp. nov

Valid

Mesentseva

Devonian

  Russia

A rhabdomesid bryozoan, a species of Nematopora.

Nikiforovastylus [14]

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 [14]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova et al.

Devonian (latest Famennian)

Comblain-au-Pont Formation

  Belgium

A nikiforovellid cryptostome bryozoan, a species of Nikiforovella.

Nikiforovella tobolensis [22]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova

Carboniferous ( Tournaisian)

  Russia

Ogiva ellinorvoigtae [23]

Sp. nov

Valid [24]

Martha et al.

Cretaceous (middle Santonian)

Gehrden Formation

  Germany

An onychocellid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Ogiva.

Onychocella exilis [25]

Sp. nov

Valid

Koromyslova & Shcherbinina

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

  Uzbekistan

An onychocellid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Onychocella.

Onychocella subtriangulata [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

An onychocellid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Onychocella.

Orthopora worsleyi [5]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst & Nakrem

Silurian ( Wenlock)

Steinsfjorden Formation

  Norway

A rhabdomesid cryptostome bryozoan, a species of Orthopora.

Osthimosia aurora [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A celleporid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Osthimosia.

Osthimosia curiosa [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A celleporid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Osthimosia.

Oviexechonella [8]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene ( Serravallian)

  Indonesia

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

Paracuneatopora egregia [20]

Sp. nov

Valid

Mesentseva

Devonian

  Russia

A rhabdomesid bryozoan, a species of Paracuneatopora.

Paracuneatopora kuvaschensis [20]

Sp. nov

Valid

Mesentseva

Devonian

  Russia

A rhabdomesid bryozoan, a species of Paracuneatopora.

Paranicklesopora ornaisa [13]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova, Ernst & Poty

Carboniferous ( Tournaisian)

Namur-Dinant Basin

  Belgium

Parvohallopora cystata [7]

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 [26]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Gorjunova

Carboniferous

  Russia

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

Phonicosia sinuosa [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A lacernid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Phonicosia.

Plagioecia zatoni [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A plagioeciid cyclostome bryozoan, a species of Plagioecia.

Platonea dilatata [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A tubuliporid cyclostome bryozoan, a species of Platonea.

Porella tiorioriensis [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A bryocryptellid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Porella.

Porina turrita [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A porinid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Porina.

Primorella variata [22]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova

Carboniferous ( Tournaisian)

  Russia

Prophyllodictya simplex [27]

Sp. nov

Valid [28]

Ma et al.

Ordovician (early Tremadocian)

Nantzinkuan Formation

  China

A cryptostome bryozoan, a species of Prophyllodictya.

Pseudobatostomella parva [14]

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 [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A bryopastorid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Pseudothyracella.

Puellina bontangensis [8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian)

  Indonesia

A cribrilinid bryozoan, a species of Puellina.

Pyrisinella primazelandiae [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A pyrisinellid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Pyrisinella.

Quasitrilaminopora [3]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

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

Radiotrypa alnifensis [16]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Jiménez-Sánchez & Baidder

Ordovician ( Katian)

  Morocco

A species of Radiotrypa.

Rectifenestella covae [10]

Sp. nov

Valid

Suárez Andrés & Ernst

Devonian

Moniello Formation

  Spain

A member of the family Fenestellidae.

Reptadeonella curvabilis [8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian)

  Indonesia

An adeonid bryozoan, a species of Reptadeonella.

Reptadeonella toddi [8]

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 [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A phidoloporid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Reteporella.

Revalotrypa ramosa [16]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Jiménez-Sánchez & Baidder

Ordovician ( Katian)

  Morocco

A species of Revalotrypa.

Saevitella renemai [8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian)

  Indonesia

A hippopodinid schizoporelloid bryozoan, a species of Saevitella.

Saffordotaxis spinigerus [13]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova, Ernst & Poty

Carboniferous ( Tournaisian)

Namur-Dinant Basin

  Belgium

Salairella [20]

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. [29]

Schizoretepora tamagawensis [30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Zágoršek, Takashima & Hirose

Miocene

Tanosawa Formation

  Japan

A member of Phidoloporidae, a species of Schizoretepora.

Sendinopora [8]

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 [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A siphonicytarid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Siphonicytara.

Siphonicytara primitiva [3]

Sp. nov

Valid [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

A siphonicytarid cheilostome bryozoan, a species of Siphonicytara.

Spinofenestella nodosa [13]

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 [22]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tolokonnikova

Carboniferous ( Tournaisian)

  Russia

Terepennipora [26]

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 [5]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst & Nakrem

Silurian ( Wenlock)

Steinsfjorden Formation

  Norway

A trematoporid trepostome bryozoan, a species of Trematopora.

Triznotrypa potii [19]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ernst, Tolokonnikova & Denayer

Devonian (late Frasnian)

  Belgium

A species of Triznotrypa.

Trypostega hasibuani [8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Di Martino & Taylor

Miocene (late Burdigalian)

  Indonesia

A trypostegid hippothooid bryozoan, a species of Trypostega.

Tubiporella magnipora [8]

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 [4]

Gordon & Taylor

Early Eocene

Tumaio Limestone

  New Zealand

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

Volgia deftera [9]

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 [4]

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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