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Porodiscus
Description | Porodiscus may refer to: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porodiscus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Ochrophyta : Bacillariophyceae : Porodiscus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Spongodiscidae : Porodiscus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Porodiscus R.K.Greville, 1863 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Greville, R.K. (1863). Descriptions of new and rare Diatoms. Series IX. Transactions of the Microscopical Society, New Series, London, 11(3): 63-76, pls IV & V | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (50%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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/Porodiscus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Porodiscus calyciflos species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Porodiscus concinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Porodiscus conicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Porodiscus corniger species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Porodiscus elegans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Porodiscus hirsutus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Porodiscus interruptus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Porodiscus major species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Porodiscus minor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Porodiscus minutus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Porodiscus nitidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Porodiscus oblongus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Porodiscus ovalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Porodiscus pliocenicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Porodiscus spinifer species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Porodiscus spiniferus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Porodiscus splendidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Porodiscus stolterfothii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Porodiscus venkataramanii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Porodiscus vulgaris species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1881 | Porodiscus Haeckel |
2001 | Porodiscus De Wever et al. p. 158 |
2002 | Porodiscus 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!