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Protoretepora mutabilis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8552060https://www.gbif.org/species/8552060
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)191852https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=191852
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Protoretepora : Protoretepora mutabilis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Polyporidae : Protoretepora : Protoretepora mutabilis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
-Polyzoa
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderFenestridaElias and Condra 1957
familyPolyporidaeVine 1880
genusProtoretepora
speciesProtoretepora mutabilisYang et al. 1979
Generic NameProtoretepora
Scientific NameProtoretepora mutabilis Yang et al., 1979
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Protoretepora mutabilisspeciesbelongs to Protoreteporastated with evidenceYang et al., 1979
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance269 - 265 Ma
Permian
Last Recorded Appearance260 - 254 Ma
Permian
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Stenolaemata)
Visionblind (based on Stenolaemata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Stenolaemata)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Stenolaemata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)X. L. Liu and S. B. Wang. 1987. Late Carboniferous and Early Permian bryozoans from Xainza, northern Xizang (Tibet). Professional Papers of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology 18:1-31

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1979Protoretepora mutabilis Yang et al.
1987Protoretepora mutabilis Liu and Wang p. 14 figs. Pl 7, fig 2

References

Liu X. L., Wang S. B. (1987) Late Carboniferous and Early Permian bryozoans from Xainza, northern Xizang (Tibet), Professional Papers of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology 18, 1-31
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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