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Distichopora

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2265532	https://www.gbif.org/species/2265532
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	4652	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=4652

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Hydrozoa : Anthoathecata : Stylasteridae : Distichopora

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Hydrozoa : Stylasterina : Distichopora

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
subphylum	Medusozoa
class	Hydrozoa	Owen 1843
order	Stylasterina
genus	Distichopora	Lamarck 1816

Scientific Name

Distichopora Lamarck, 1816

Name Published In

Lamarck, J. B. P. A. de M. de. 1816. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles. leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s’y rapportent; précédée d’une introduction offrant la détermination des caractères essentiels de l’animal, sa distinction du végétal et des autres corps naturels, enfin, l’exposition des principes fondamentaux de la zoologie. Verdière, Paris. Vol. 2: 1–568.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Distichopora	genus	belongs to Stylasterina	stated with evidence	Veron, 2000
Distichopora	genus	belongs to Stylasterina	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

1 (50%)

First Recorded Appearance

19.0 - 15.9 Ma
Miocene

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Hydrozoa)

Vision

blind (based on Hydrozoa)

Diet

carnivore, suspension feeder (based on Hydrozoa)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Hydrozoa)

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
Distichopora anceps species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Distichopora anomala species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Distichopora antigua species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Distichopora asulcata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Distichopora barbadensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Distichopora borealis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Distichopora cervina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Distichopora coccinea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Distichopora contorta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Distichopora dispar species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Distichopora foliacea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Distichopora gracilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Distichopora irregularis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Distichopora laevigranulosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Distichopora livida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Distichopora nitida species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.78 Ma Pleistocene	0.78 Ma Pleistocene
Distichopora profunda species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Distichopora providentiae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Distichopora robusta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Distichopora rosalindae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Distichopora serpens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Distichopora sulcata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Distichopora uniserialis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Distichopora vervoorti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Distichopora violacea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Distichopora yucatanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Disticopora Costa, 1839	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Hydrozoa : Anthoathecata : Stylasteridae : *Disticopora*
Haplomerismos Cairns, 1978	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Hydrozoa : Anthoathecata : Stylasteridae : *Haplomerismos*
Lithodendron Schweigger, 1819	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Hydrozoa : Anthoathecata : Stylasteridae : *Lithodendron*
Dictichopora Nardo, 1844	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Hydrozoa : Anthoathecata : Stylasteridae : *Dictichopora*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
2000	Distichopora Veron p. 402
2002	Distichopora Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Veron J.E.N. (2000) , Corals of the World

Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Cairns, Stephen D., 1983: A generic revision of the Stylasterina (Coelenterata: Hydrozoa). Description of the genera, pt. 1. Bulletin of Marine Science, vol. 33, no. 2. 427-508. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

An. s. Vert., 2 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Grassé, Pierre-P., ed., 1993: null. Traité de Zoologie: Anatomie, Systématique, Biologie: Cnidaires, Hydrazoaires, Scyphozoaires, Cubozoaires, Cténaires, Tome 3, fascicule 2. 1-1117. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Moore, Raymond C., 1956: null. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part F: Coelenterata. xx + F1-F498. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Cairns, S.D., 1978. Distichopora (Haplomerismos) anceps, a new Stylasterine coral (Coelenterata: Stylasterina) from deep water off the Hawaiian Islands. Micronesica 14 1: 83-87. - via World Register of Marine Species

Cairns, S.D., and Lindner, A,. 2011. A Revision of the Stylasteridae (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Filifera) from Alaska and Adjacent Waters. ZooKeys 158 : 1–88. - via World Register of Marine Species

Cairns, S.D.; Gershwin, L.; Brook, F.J.; Pugh, P.; Dawson, E.W.; Ocaña O.V.; Vervoort, W.; Williams, G.; Watson, J.E.; Opresko, D.M.; Schuchert, P.; Hine, P.M.; Gordon, D.P.; Campbell, H.J.; Wright, A.J.; Sánchez, J.A.; Fautin, D.G. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 59-101. - via World Register of Marine Species

Cairns, S. D. (2015). Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Anthoathecata) of the New Caledonian Region. Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 28. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993), 207. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum: Paris. 361 + 1 cd-rom pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Cairns, S.D., 1988. New records of Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from Western Australia, including the description of two new species. Rec. W. Aust. Mus. 14 1: 105-119. - via World Register of Marine Species

Cairns, S.D., 1991. The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydroida). Mem. N.Z. oceanogr. Inst. 98 : 1-99. - via World Register of Marine Species

Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. - via World Register of Marine Species

Veron, J. E. N. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. Angus & Robertson Publishers. - via World Register of Marine Species

Cairns, S.D. (1983). A generic revision of the Stylasterina (Coelenterata: Hydrozoa). Part 1. Description of the genera. Bull. mar. Sci. 33(2): 427-508. - via World Register of Marine Species

Cairns, S.D. (1992). A generic revision of the Stylasteridae (Coelenterata: Hydrozoa). Part 3. Keys to the genera. Bull Mar. Sci. 49(1-2): 538-545. - via World Register of Marine Species

Cairns, S.D., 1986. A revision of the Northwest Atlantic Stylasteridae (Coelenterata: Hydrozoa). Smithson. Contr. Zool. 418 : 1-131. - via World Register of Marine Species

Cairns, S.D., 1986. Stylasteridae (Hydrozoa: Hydroida) of the Galapagos Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 426: 1-42. - via World Register of Marine Species

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!

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