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Nematopora ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Arthrostylidae : Nematopora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomata : Arthrostylidae : Nematopora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Nematopora Ulrich, 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Amer. Geol., 1, no. 4, 231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 470 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Helopora lineata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neamatopora sublineata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Nematopora afghana ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Nematopora alternata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nematopora bogoljubovi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nematopora conferta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nematopora consueta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Nematopora fragilis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Nematopora granosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nematopora hibernica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 339 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Nematopora lineata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Nematopora ovalis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Nematopora quadrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nematopora ramosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nematopora sublineata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Neamatopora Ulrich, 1888 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Arthrostylidae : Neamatopora |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1888 | Nematopora Ulrich |
| 1911 | Nematopora Bassler |
| 1996 | Nematopora Wyse Jackson |
| 2002 | Nematopora 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!
