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Macropora
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Macroporidae : Macropora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomata : Macroporidae : Macropora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Macropora MacGillivray, 1895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Trans. Roy. Soc. Victoria, 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (38%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Cheilostomata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Gymnolaemata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Cheilostomata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | oviparous, brooding (based on Cheilostomata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | intermediate Mg calcite (based on Cheilostomata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Eschara clarkei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropora africana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropora aquiae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropora browni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropora bullata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropora carlosi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropora centralis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropora clarkei ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
Macropora crassatina ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
Macropora cribrilifera ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Macropora cuniformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropora filifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropora georgiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropora grandis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 19.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Macropora leeae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropora levinseni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropora mawatariorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropora multilamellosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropora nodulosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropora pittensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropora polymorha species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropora polymorpha species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropora quadriseriata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Macropora septispinosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropora similis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropora spinifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Macropora uttleyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Monoporella crassatina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1935 | Macropora Canu and Bassler |
1952 | Macropora Brown |
1958 | Macropora Brown |
2002 | Macropora Sepkoski, Jr. |
2003 | Macropora Schmidt |
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!