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Prasopora ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Monticuliporidae : Prasopora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomata : Monticuliporidae : Prasopora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Prasopora Nicholson & Etheridge, 1877 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (4) 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 470 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Prasopora canadensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prasopora conoidea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prasopora contigua species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prasopora falesi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Prasopora fritzae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prasopora grayae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Prasopora insularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prasopora isolata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prasopora lenticularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prasopora megacystata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prasopora nodosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prasopora orientalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prasopora parmula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prasopora patera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prasopora simulatrix species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Prasoporella Vinassa de Regny, 1921 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Monticuliporidae : Prasoporella |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1877 | Prasopora Nicholson and Etheridge |
| 2002 | Prasopora Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2015 | Prasopora Jiménez-Sánchez 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!
