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Stellipora ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Constellariidae : Stellipora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporata : Constellariidae : Stellipora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Stellipora Hall, 1847 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Palaeont. New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 466 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 427 - 423 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Stenolaemata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Stenolaemata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Stenolaemata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Stenolaemata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Stellipora absendesoides ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Stellipora antheloidea ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Stellipora apsendesoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stellipora constellata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Stellipora limitaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stellipora revalensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Stellipora stipata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1847 | Stellipora Hall |
| 1911 | Stellipora Bassler |
| 2002 | Stellipora 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!
