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Amplexopora ✝
Description | Amplexopora is a genus of bryozoans known in the rock record from the Ordovician to the Permian periods. Species belonging to this genus were stationary epifaunal suspension feeders. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amplexopora, 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 : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Amplexoporidae : Amplexopora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomida : Amplexopora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Amplexopora Ulrich, 1882 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | J. Cincinnati Soc. Nat. Hist., 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 470 - 464 Ma Middle Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 272 - 269 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amplexopora |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Amplexopora affinis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Amplexopora ampla species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Amplexopora cingulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Amplexopora columbiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Amplexopora convoluta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Amplexopora cylindracea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Amplexopora gigantea ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Amplexopora granulosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Amplexopora persimilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Amplexopora pumila species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Amplexopora pustulosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Amplexopora robusta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Amplexopora septosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Amplexopora tezakensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Amplexopora winchelli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2002 | Amplexopora 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!