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Prismopora ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Hexagonellidae : Prismopora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Prismopora Hall, 1883 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Trans. Albany Inst., 10, 158 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 408 - 388 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 265 - 260 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Stenolaemata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Stenolaemata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Stenolaemata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low 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
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Prismopora concava species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prismopora corrugata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Prismopora digitata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 307 Ma Carboniferous | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Prismopora lanceolata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Prismopora lobata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prismopora minima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prismopora pyramidalis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Prismopora serrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prismopora serrulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prismopora triangulata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 314 Ma Carboniferous | 265 Ma Permian | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2000 | Prismopora Ernst p. 84 |
| 2002 | Prismopora Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
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!
