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Heteropora
| Description | Acropora is a genus of small polyp stony coral in the phylum Cnidaria. Some of its species are known as table coral, elkhorn coral, and staghorn coral. Over 149 species are described. Acropora species are some of the major reef corals responsible for building the immense calcium carbonate substructure that supports the thin living skin of a reef. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteropora, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cyclostomatida : Heteroporidae : Heteropora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cyclostomata : Cerioporidae : Heteropora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Heteropora de Blainville, 1830 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Dict. Sci. Nat., 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (33%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 237 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Cyclostomata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Stenolaemata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Cyclostomata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Cyclostomata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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/Heteropora |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Heteropora alaskensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heteropora alveolata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heteropora attenuata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heteropora chilensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heteropora consimilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heteropora dollfusi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heteropora echidnaea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heteropora ficulina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heteropora japonica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heteropora maeandrina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heteropora nummularia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heteropora ortmanni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heteropora ovalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heteropora pachundakii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heteropora pacifica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heteropora pelliculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heteropora pisiformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Heteropora ranvillensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heteropora scholzi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Heteropora spongioides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heteropora tennesseensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heteropora urupae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Hoteropora Reuss, 1864 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cyclostomatida : Heteroporidae : Hoteropora |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1830 | Heteropora de Blainville |
| 2002 | Heteropora Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Heteropora Schmidt |
| 2015 | Heteropora 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!
