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Porinidae
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Porinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomata : Porinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Porinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 4 (33%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Cheilostomata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Gymnolaemata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Cheilostomata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | oviparous, brooding (based on Cheilostomata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | mean weight-% MgCO3=6.6 based on 7 specimens. Traces of argonite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | intermediate Mg calcite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. Bock. 2006. http://bryozoa.net. |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cyphonella ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
| Haswelliporina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mosaicoporina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Porina genus | listed (PBDB) | 48 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Porina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Semihaswellia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Tremotoichus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1852 | Porinidae D'Orbigny |
| 1935 | Porinidae Canu and Bassler |
| 1952 | Porinidae Brown |
| 1956 | Porinidae Brown |
| 1958 | Porinidae Brown |
| 1997 | Porinidae Lee et al. |
| 2003 | Porinidae Schmidt |
| 2006 | Porinidae Bock |
| 2007 | Porinidae Guha and Gopikrishna |
| 2015 | Porinidae Gordon and Taylor |
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!
