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Thamnoporella ✝
| Description | Thamnoporella is an extinct genus of tabulate corals. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thamnoporella, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pachyporidae : Thamnoporella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositida : Pachyporidae : Thamnoporella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Thamnoporella Sokolov, 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Trud. Vses. Neft. nauch-issled. Geol. Raz. Inst., (N. S.) 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 408 - 383 Ma Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 272 - 269 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) | 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/Thamnoporella |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Thamnoporella armata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Thamnoporella rara ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 272 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1955 | Thamnoporella Sokolov |
| 1981 | Thamnoporella Hill |
| 2002 | Thamnoporella 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!
