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Chasmatopora ✝
| Description | Chasmatopora is an extinct genus of bryozoans which existed in what is now Mongolia, China, Estonia, Russia, Poland, Argentina, the United States and Canada. It was described by Alcide d'Orbigny in 1849, and the type species is Chasmatopora tenella, which was originally described as a species of Retepora by Eichwald in 1842. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasmatopora, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Phylloporinidae : Chasmatopora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrata : Phylloporinidae : Chasmatopora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Chasmatopora Eichwald, 1855 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Bull. Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscou, 28, pt. 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 466 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasmatopora |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Chasmatopora foerstei ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 441 Ma Silurian | 441 Ma Silurian | |
| Chasmatopora furcata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Chasmatopora hypnoides ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Chasmatopora punctata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chasmatopora reticulata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Chasmatopora tenella ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Polypora furcata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Retepora tenella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1860 | Chasmatopora Eichwald |
| 1911 | Chasmatopora Bassler |
| 2002 | Chasmatopora Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2009 | Chasmatopora Jimenez Sanchez |
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!
