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Esthoniopora ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Esthonioporidae : Esthoniopora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomida : Esthonioporidae : Esthoniopora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Esthoniopora Bassler, 1911 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus., No. 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 472 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 453 - 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | R. S. Bassler. 1911. The early Paleozoic Bryozoa of the Baltic Provinces. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 77:1-375 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Esthoniopora clara ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Esthoniopora communis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Esthoniopora curvata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Esthoniopora lessnikowae ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Esthoniopora subsphaerica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Monticuliporella lessnikowae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1911 | Esthoniopora Bassler |
| 1999 | Esthoniopora Pushkin and Popov |
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!
