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Cleistoporidae ✝
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cleistoporidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositida : Cleistoporidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Cleistoporidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 439 - 433 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Tabulata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Tabulata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Tabulata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. May. 2006. Micheliniidae and Cleistoporidae (Anthozoa, Tabulata) from the Devonian of Spain. Bulletin of Geosciences, Czech Geological Survey 81(3):163-172 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Araeopora ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 269 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Araiostrotion ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Cleistopora ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Donetzites ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Maurenia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Riphaeolites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 40 | 439 Ma Silurian | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Squameophyllum ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Stratophyllum ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Yavorskia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Vaughaniopsis lafusti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1944 | Cleistoporidae Easton |
| 1981 | Cleistoporidae Hill |
| 2006 | Cleistoporidae May |
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!
