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Approaches to systematic and evolutionary studies of perplexing groups: an example using fenestrate Bryozoa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2016

Steven J. Hageman
Steven J. Hageman*
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Department of Geology, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801
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Abstract

Recognition of discrete taxa is an enduring problem in the biological sciences, especially for taxonomists who work with groups that display a great degree of homeomorphy at low taxonomic levels. Selection of the type and number of characters used to make taxonomic distinctions is important because it reflects taxonomic concepts for a group as a whole. Often the validity of characters used to develop classifications is not documented and resulting classifications are therefore suspect. However, classifications can be tested for their objectivity with numerical analysis and characters can be evaluated for their relative value for making taxonomic splits by a variety of statistical techniques. In addition, evaluation of the distribution of character states can lead to insights into evolutionary histories of any group. This study provides such an analysis.

Fenestrate cryptostome Bryozoa are abundant and diverse in many upper Paleozoic rocks, and are therefore potentially highly useful for a variety of paleontologic studies. However, study of fenestrates is hampered by necessary complex preparation techniques and problems encountered with homeomorphy. In addition, inconsistent applications of inadequate methodologies have contributed to an unsatisfactory taxonomy. Results from cluster and discriminant analyses demonstrate that fenestrate species can be objectively recognized. Species distinctions are most clear when all available characters are used, although some characters are more diagnostic than others.

Results from cluster and discriminant analyses suggest that fenestrate genera represent major evolutionary shifts associated with the development of key character(s) that allowed entry into new adaptive zones. Key characters allow for an oligothetic classification of genera, which is not merely an artifact created to simplify taxonomic analysis. Diversification of species within adaptive zones resulted in a natural hierarchy of genus-level and species-level characters. Iterative evolution at the species level within separate adaptive zones resulted in a great deal of homeomorphy.

Morphometric analysis provides insights into several aspects of the paleobiology of this traditionally problematic group. Similar comprehensive studies may prove equally productive for other groups.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 65 , Issue 4 , July 1991 , pp. 630 - 647
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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