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Atactopora ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Trematoporidae : Atactopora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomida : Atactopora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Atactopora Ulrich, 1879 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | J. Cincinnati Soc. Nat. Hist., 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Atactopora angularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Atactopora hirsuta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Atactopora intermedia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Atactopora maculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Atactopora multigranosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Atactopora mundula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Atactopora septosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Atactopora subramosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Atactopora tenella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2002 | Atactopora 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!
