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Rhombopora lepidodendroides

Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Rhomboporidae

Taxonomy
Rhombopora lepidodendroides was named by Meek (1872). It is the type species of Rhombopora.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Rhombopora lepidodendroides Meek
1971Rhombopora lepidodendroides Newton p. 28 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-6,11,12; pl 2, figs 1-8,11-16
1985Rhombopora lepidodendroides Gorjunova p. 121 figs. Pl 7, fig 5
1995Rhombopora lepidodendroides Sakagami p. 261 figs. 1.1-1.6
1997Rhombopora lepidodendroides Sakagami and Pillevuit p. 210 fig. 4.6,4.7
2004Rhombopora lepidodendroides Sakagami p. 74 figs. 10.4-10.6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderRhabdomesidaVine 1883
familyRhomboporidaeSimpson 1895
genusRhomboporaMeek 1872
specieslepidodendroidesMeek 1872

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:11:14
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:19:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Yeadonian to the top of the Lopingian or 320.00000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (135 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Spain Rhombopora lepidodendroides (143760 143776)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Rhombopora lepidodendroides (229076)
Yeadonian320.0 - 318.7Spain Rhombopora lepidodendroides (144039 144049)
Atokan - Desmoinesian318.6 - 306.0USA (New Mexico) Rhombopora lepidodendroides (229060)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Spain (unknown) Rhombopora lepidodendroides (66106)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Spain Rhombopora lepidodendroides (143773)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Kansas) Rhombopora lepidodendroides (925 926 962 967 997 998 999 1006 1012 1016 1019 1026 1027 1029 1034 1039)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7Spain Rhombopora lepidodendroides (144056)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Ohio) Rhombopora lepidodendroides (175100)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Rhombopora lepidodendroides (76892)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Bolivia Rhombopora lepidodendroides (116978)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Peru Rhombopora lepidodendroides (117129 117131 117133)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Ohio) Rhombopora lepidodendroides (69720)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Rhombopora lepidodendroides (220414)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Peru Rhombopora lepidodendroides (117116 117117 117124 117125 117126 117130 117134 117135)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Bolivia Rhombopora lepidodendroides (116981 116982 117007)
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Texas) Rhombopora lepidodendroides (1122)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Bolivia Rhombopora lepidodendroides (81978 95532)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Kansas) Rhombopora lepidodendroides (50973 50996 50997 50998 50999 51001 51035 51036 51038 51039 51040 51041 51042 51043 51044 51045 51046 51047 51048 51049 51051 51053 51054 51055 51056 51058 51060 51061 51062 51063 51064 51065 51066 51067 51068 51069 51071 51072 51073 51074 51075 51076 51077 51114 51115 51116 51117 51118 51119 51120 51121 51122 51123 51124 51125 51126 51127 51128 51129 51131 51132 51133 51134 51135 51136 51137 51138 51139 51140 51141 51142 51143 51144 51145 51146 51147 51148 51150 116001 116004 116005)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Bolivia Rhombopora lepidodendroides (81985)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Rhombopora lepidodendroides (106286 121969 122054)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Rhombopora lepidodendroides (108898)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Oman Rhombopora lepidodendroides (116831)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902China (Jiangxi) Rhombopora lepidodendroides (109628)