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Mammillopora ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Calcarea : Stellispongiidae : Mammillopora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Calcarea : Stellispongiida : Stellispongiidae : Mammillopora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Mammillopora Bronn, 1825 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Syst. urw. Pflanz., 15 (as Mammipora in index). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 112 - 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Calcaronea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Calcarea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Calcaronea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Calcarea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. M. Finks, R. E. H. Reid, and J. K. Rigby. 2004. Porifera (Demospongea, Hexactinellida, Heteractinida, Calcarea). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part E, Revised E(3):1-872 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Lymnorella encrusta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnorella globoconica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lymnorella ramosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mammillopora encrusta ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Mammillopora globoconica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
| Mammillopora mammillaris ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Mammillopora ramosa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
| Manon mammillaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1825 | Mammillopora Bronn |
| 2002 | Lymnorella Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Mammillopora Finks et al. p. 747 |
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!
