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Amphiporidae ✝
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Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Amphiporida : Amphiporidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 427 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 376 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Amphiporidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Stromatoporoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Stromatoporoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | mineralgoy based on fibrous microstructure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Amphiporidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Amphipora ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 355 | 443 Ma Silurian | 376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Clathrodictyella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 22 | 431 Ma Silurian | 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Euryamphipora ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 382 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Novitella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Stellopora ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 17 | 433 Ma Silurian | 384 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Vacuustroma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1938 | Amphiporidae Rukhin |
1999 | Amphiporidae 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!