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Cleistopora

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4882808https://www.gbif.org/species/4882808
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)4841https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=4841
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Cleistopora
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositida : Cleistoporidae : Cleistopora
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
suborderFavositinaWedekind 1937
superfamilyFavositicaeDana 1846
familyCleistoporidaeEaston 1944
genusCleistoporaNicholson 1888
Scientific NameCleistopora Nicholson, 1888
Name Published InGeol. Mag., (N. S.) Dec. 3, 5
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Cleistoporagenusbelongs to Tabulatasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Cleistoporagenusbelongs to Cleistoporidaestated without evidenceMay, 2006
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance359 - 299 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance359 - 299 Ma
Paleozoic
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Tabulata)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietsuspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Tabulata)
Taphonomylow 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

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Cleistopora struniana
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cleistopora velbertensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1888Cleistopora Nicholson
2002Cleistopora Sepkoski, Jr.
2006Cleistopora May p. 169

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
May A. (2006) Micheliniidae and Cleistoporidae (Anthozoa, Tabulata) from the Devonian of Spain, Bulletin of Geosciences, Czech Geological Survey 81 3, 163-172
Geol. Mag., (N. S.) Dec. 3, 5 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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!
 
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