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Cystoporida β
| Description | Cystoporida is an extinct order of bryozoans in the class Stenolaemata. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cystoporida, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Cystoporida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 472 - 468 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | A. Ernst and E. Minwegen. 2006. Late Carboniferous bryozoans from La Hermida, Spain. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 51(3):569-588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cystoporida |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Fistuliporina β suborder | listed (PBDB) | 1,228 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Hexagonellina β suborder | listed (PBDB) | 321 | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Acanthoceramoporellidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Actinotrypidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 272 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Anolotichiidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Botrylloporidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ceramoporidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 269 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Cheilotrypidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Cystodictyonidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 109 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Etherellidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 290 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Fistuliporidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1,084 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Goniocladiidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 132 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Hexagonellidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 321 | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Rhinoporidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 39 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Sulcoreteporidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 169 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Xenotrypidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 423 Ma Silurian | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1964 | Cystoporida Astrova |
| 2000 | Cystoporida Gilmour and Snyder p. 546 |
| 2006 | Cystoporida Ernst and Minwegen p. 569 |
| 2011 | Cystoporida Koromyslova |
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!
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