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Helioporidae
| Description | Heliopora is a genus of cnidarian in the monotypic family Helioporidae. It consists of three species, one of which is known only from fossils: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helioporidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Helioporacea : Helioporidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Coenothecalia : Helioporidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Helioporidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 130 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Coenothecalia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Coenothecalia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Coenothecalia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Coenothecalia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. C. Baron-Szabo. 1997. Die Korallenfazies der ostalpinen Kreide (Helvetikum: Allgäuer Schrattenkalk; Nördliche Kalkalpen: Brandenberger Gosau) - Taxonomie, Palökologie. Zitteliana 21:3-97 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | アオサンゴ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helioporidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Acropsammia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Heliopora genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 61 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Javanopora ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Parapolytremacis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 25 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Polytremacis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 38 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | |
| Progonopora ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Pseudopolytremacis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 25 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1876 | Helioporidae Moseley |
| 1997 | Helioporidae Baron-Szabo p. 89 |
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!
