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Promillepora ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongiae : Axinellida : Milleporellidae : Promillepora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Axinellida : Milleporellidae : Promillepora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Promillepora Dehorne, 1920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Les Stromatoporidés . . ., Mém. Carte Géol. France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 165 - 161 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 125 - 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Axinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Axinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Milleporellidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Promillepora pervinquieri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1920 | Promillepora Dehorne |
1987 | Promillepora Wood |
2002 | Promillepora Sepkoski, Jr. |
1920 | Promillepora Dehorne |
1987 | Promillepora Wood |
2002 | Promillepora 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!