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Progonopora ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Helioporacea : Helioporidae : Progonopora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Coenothecalia : Helioporidae : Progonopora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Progonopora Gerth, 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Wettenschap. Meded., 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 23.0 - 16.0 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 20.4 - 16.0 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Coenothecalia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Coenothecalia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Coenothecalia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Coenothecalia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. Osberger. 1954. Jungtertiäre Korallen von Java. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen 100:119-158 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Progonopora variabilis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1933 | Progonopora Gerth |
| 1954 | Progonopora Osberger |
| 2003 | Progonopora Kiessling |
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!
