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Stenopora punctata ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	8504620	https://www.gbif.org/species/8504620
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	187008	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=187008

Rank

species

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Stenoporidae : Stenopora : Stenopora punctata

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomida : Stenoporidae : Stenopora : Stenopora punctata

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
-	Polyzoa
phylum	Bryozoa	Ehrenberg 1831
class	Stenolaemata	Borg 1926
order	Trepostomida	Ulrich 1882
suborder	Amplexoporina	Astrova 1965
family	Stenoporidae	Waagen and Wentzel 1886
subfamily	Stenoporinae	Waagen and Wentzel 1886
genus	Stenopora	Lonsdale 1844
species	Stenopora punctata	Crockford 1957

Generic Name

Stenopora

Scientific Name

Stenopora punctata Crockford, 1957

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Stenopora punctata	species	belongs to Stenopora	stated with evidence	Crockford, 1957

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

260 - 254 Ma
Permian

Last Recorded Appearance

260 - 254 Ma
Permian

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. Z. Yang and F. S. Xia. 1975. Bryozoan fossils from the Mount Qomolangma Region. A report of scientific expedition in the Mount Jolmo Lungma Region (1966-1968) 1:39-70

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1957	Stenopora punctata Crockford
1975	Stenopora punctata Yang and Xia p. 50 figs. Pl 6, figs 13-15

References

Yang J. Z., Xia F. S. (1975) Bryozoan fossils from the Mount Qomolangma Region, A report of scientific expedition in the Mount Jolmo Lungma Region (1966-1968) 1, 39-70

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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