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Orbipora acanthophora ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8693595https://www.gbif.org/species/8693595
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)317135https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=317135
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Orbiporidae : Orbipora : Orbipora acanthophora
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomida : Aisenvergiidae : Orbipora : Orbipora acanthophora
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
-Polyzoa
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderTrepostomidaUlrich 1882
suborderEsthonioporinaAstrova 1978
familyAisenvergiidaeDunaeva 1964
subfamilyOrbiporinaeAstrova 1978
genusOrbiporaEichwald 1856
speciesOrbipora acanthophoraBassler 1911
Generic NameOrbipora
Scientific NameOrbipora acanthophora Bassler, 1911
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Orbipora acanthophoraspeciesbelongs to Orbiporastated with evidenceBassler, 1911
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance468 - 464 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance467 - 458 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Stenolaemata)
Visionblind (based on Stenolaemata)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Stenolaemata)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Stenolaemata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. S. Bassler. 1911. The early Paleozoic Bryozoa of the Baltic Provinces. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 77:1-375

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1911Orbipora acanthophora Bassler

References

Bassler R. S. (1911) The early Paleozoic Bryozoa of the Baltic Provinces, Bulletin of the United States National Museum 77, 1-375
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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