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Paramphipora ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Paramphipora | |||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 426 - 423 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 376 - 371 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) | D. Y. Dong. 1989. Devonian stromatoporoids from Ninglang of Yunnan. Acta Micropalaeontologica Sinica 6(2):171-178 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Paramphipora agreste ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Paramphipora fruticosa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1955 | Paramphipora Yavorsky |
1989 | Paramphipora Dong |
References
Dong D. Y. (1989) Devonian stromatoporoids from Ninglang of Yunnan, Acta Micropalaeontologica Sinica 6 2, 171-178 |
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!