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Thamnoporidae ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8666012https://www.gbif.org/species/8666012
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)332858https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=332858
Rankfamily
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Thamnoporidae
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositida : Thamnoporidae
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
suborderThamnoporinaSokolov 1950
familyThamnoporidaeSokolov 1950
Scientific NameThamnoporidae
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Thamnoporidaefamilybelongs to Thamnoporinastated with evidenceKlaamann, 1964
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance388 - 384 Ma
Middle Devonian
Last Recorded Appearance388 - 384 Ma
Middle Devonian
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Tabulata)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietsuspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Tabulata)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Tabulata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)E. Klaamann. 1964. Late Ordovician and early Silurian Favositida of Estonia. Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Geoloogia Instituut (501):1-117

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1950Thamnoporidae Sokolov
1964Thamnoporidae Klaamann

References

Klaamann E. (1964) Late Ordovician and early Silurian Favositida of Estonia, Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Geoloogia Instituut 501, 1-117
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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