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Stromatoporidae โœ

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Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4580268https://www.gbif.org/species/4580268
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)108081https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=108081
Rankfamily
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporidae
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Stromatoporida : Stromatoporidae
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea
orderStromatoporidaStearn 1980
familyStromatoporidaeWinchell 1867
Scientific NameStromatoporidae
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Stromatoporidaefamilybelongs to Stromatoporidastated with evidenceStearn et al., 1999
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)22
First Recorded Appearance458 - 452 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance156 - 151 Ma
Jurassic
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Stromatoporoidea)
Visionblind (based on Stromatoporoidea)
Dietsuspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Stromatoporoidea)
Taphonomyhigh Mg calcite (based on Stromatoporoidea)
Primary Reference (PBDB)C. W. Stearn, B. D. Webby, and H. Nestor, C. W. Stock. 1999. Revised classification and terminology of Palaeozoic stromatoporoids. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 44(1):1-70

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
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Climacostroma โœ
genus
listed (PBDB)
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Eostromatopora โœ
genus
listed (PBDB)1439 Ma
Silurian
439 Ma
Silurian
Ferestromatopora
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Glyptostromoides โœ
genus
listed (PBDB)9409 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
388 Ma
Middle Devonian
Habrostroma
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Lineastroma โœ
genus
listed (PBDB)
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Neosyringostroma โœ
genus
listed (PBDB)2388 Ma
Middle Devonian
388 Ma
Middle Devonian
Parallelostroma
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
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Pseudotrupetostroma โœ
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
5411 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
388 Ma
Middle Devonian
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Stromaporidium โœ
genus
listed (PBDB)2228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
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Stromatopora โœ
genus
listed (PBDB)354458 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician
156 Ma
Jurassic
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Taleastroma โœ
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
34408 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
372 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1867Stromatoporidae Winchell
1999Stromatoporidae Stearn et al.

References

Stearn C. W., Webby B. D., et al (1999) Revised classification and terminology of Palaeozoic stromatoporoids, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 44 1, 1-70
Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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