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Stromatoporellida ✝
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| Rank | order (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Stromatoporellida | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 365 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Stromatoporoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Stromatoporoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Stromatoporoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Stromatoporoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. W. Stearn, B. D. Webby, and H. Nestor, C. W. Stock. 1999. Revised classification and terminology of Palaeozoic stromatoporoids. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 44(1):1-70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Idiostromatidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 29 | 443 Ma Silurian | 382 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Stromatoporellidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 388 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Trupetostromatidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 251 | 426 Ma Silurian | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1980 | Stromatoporellida Stearn |
| 1999 | Stromatoporellida Stearn et al. |
References
| Stearn C. W., Webby B. D., et al (1999) Revised classification and terminology of Palaeozoic stromatoporoids, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 44 1, 1-70 |
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!
