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Syringopora ✝
| Description | Syringopora is an extinct genus of phaceloid tabulate coral. It has been found in rocks ranging in age from the Ordovician to the Permian, although it was most widespread during the Silurian, Devonian, and Carboniferous periods. Among other places, it has been found in the Columbus Limestone in Ohio, and in the Spring Branch Member of the Lecompton Limestone in Kansas. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syringopora, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Syringopora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporida : Syringoporidae : Syringopora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Syringopora Goldfuss, 1826 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Goldfuss, G. A. 1826. Petrefacta Germaniæ tam ea. Anstalt, Arnz & Comp., Düsseldorf. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 290 - 279 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached, epibiont | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | Attached, epifaunal suspension feeder, attached to stromatoporoids (McKerrow, 1979). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Tabulata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syringopora |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Syringopora aculeata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Syringopora affabilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Syringopora bifurcata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 439 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Syringopora blanda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Syringopora compacta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 443 Ma Silurian | 439 Ma Silurian | |
| Syringopora formosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Syringopora hladili ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Syringopora indecora ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Syringopora insueta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Syringopora lambei ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Syringopora multifaria species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Syringopora multitubulosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Syringopora noranna species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Syringopora novella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Syringopora occidentalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Syringopora parva ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 433 Ma Silurian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Syringopora patula ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Syringopora perversa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Syringopora pila ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Syringopora praehanshanensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Syringopora rara species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Syringopora reteformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 443 Ma Silurian | 441 Ma Silurian | |
| Syringopora ripsdorfense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Syringopora straminea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Syringopora surcularia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Syringopora tabulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Syringopora thecostegita ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Syringopora tubifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Syringopora virginica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1826 | Syringopora Goldfuss |
| 1985 | Syringopora Murray p. 36 |
| 2002 | Syringopora 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!
