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Disjectoporidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Disjectoporidae | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Disjectoporidae | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 290 - 279 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 140 - 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Porifera) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Porifera) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. D. Stanley, Jr. and B. Senowbari-Daryan. 1999. Upper Triassic reef fauna from the Quesnel terrane, central British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Paleontology 73(5):787-802 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Aksopora ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Arduorhiza ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 279 Ma Permian | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Balatonia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 269 Ma Permian | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Cancellistroma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Disjectopora ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 35 | 272 Ma Permian | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Irregulatopora ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Lichuanopora ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 272 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Pamiropora ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Pseudopalaeoaplysina ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 272 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Radiotrabeculopora ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 79 | 290 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Tabulatispongia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1901 | Disjectoporidae Tornquist |
| 2003 | Disjectoporidae Kiessling |
| 2010 | Disjectoporidae Stearn |
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!
