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Septopora ✝
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Septoporidae : Septopora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Septopora Prout, 1859 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis, 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 345 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 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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| Septopora alternata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Septopora andeana ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Septopora bilateralis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Septopora biserialis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 314 Ma Carboniferous | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Septopora blanda ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Septopora cestriensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Septopora decipiens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Septopora diamorpha ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 279 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Septopora distorta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Septopora exornata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Septopora flabellata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 279 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Septopora flabellatiformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Septopora gracilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Septopora guangdongensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Septopora incaica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Septopora lineata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Septopora microchambera ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Septopora obesus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Septopora orientalis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Septopora ornata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Septopora pinnata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 279 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Septopora quasiorientalis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 279 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Septopora robusta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Septopora sinensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Septopora spinulosa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 66 | 304 Ma Carboniferous | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Septopora subquadrans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Septopora tarazi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Silvaseptopora incaica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Synocladia biserialis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1949 | Silvaseptopora Chronic p. 131 |
| 1970 | Septopora Morozova p. 195 |
| 2002 | Septopora Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Silvaseptopora 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!
