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Stromatoporellidae ✝
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Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporellidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Stromatoporellida : Stromatoporellidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Stromatoporellidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 365 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Stromatoporoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Stromatoporoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Stromatoporoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Stromatoporoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. W. Stearn, B. D. Webby, and H. Nestor, C. W. Stock. 1999. Revised classification and terminology of Palaeozoic stromatoporoids. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 44(1):1-70 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Clathrocoilona ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 129 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Dendrostroma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 17 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Simplexodictyon ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 35 | 439 Ma Silurian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Stictostroma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 73 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Stromatoporella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 129 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Styloporella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Syringodictyon ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Tubuliporella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1951 | Stromatoporellidae Lecompte |
1964 | Stromatoporellidae Nestor |
1999 | Stromatoporellidae Stearn et al. |
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!