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Isopora
| Description | Isopora is a genus of small polyp stony coral in the phylum Cnidaria. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopora, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Isopora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Isopora Studer, 1879 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Studer, T. (1879). Zweite Abtheilung der Anthozoa Polyactinia, welche während der Reise A. M. S. Corvette Gazelle um die Erde gesammelt wurden. Monatsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. 1878: 525–550, pls. 1-5. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 6 (67%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 20.4 - 16.0 Ma Miocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Acroporidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. F. Budd and C. C. Wallace. 2008. First record of the Indo-Pacific reef coral genus Isopora in the Caribbean region: two new species from the Neogene of Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. Palaeontology 51(6):1387-1401 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | ニオウミドリイシ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopora |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Isopora brueggemanni species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Isopora crateriformis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Isopora cuneata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 24 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Isopora curacaoensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Isopora elizabethensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Isopora ginsburgi species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Isopora matahari ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Isopora palifera species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 101 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Isopora togianensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1878 | Acropora (Isopora) Studer |
| 1999 | Acropora (Isopora) Wallace p. 363 |
| 2008 | Isopora Budd and Wallace |
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!
