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Euryamphipora platyformis

Stromatoporoidea - Amphiporida - Amphiporidae

Taxonomy
Euryamphipora platyformis was named by Klovan (1966). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Redwater Reef Complex, Cooking Lake, which is in a Frasnian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Leduc Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Euryamphipora.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Euryamphipora platyformis Klovan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
orderAmphiporidaRukhin 1938
RankNameAuthor
familyAmphiporidaeRukhin 1938
genusEuryamphipora
speciesplatyformis

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: aragonitef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindo
Created: 2008-03-03 02:46:17
Modified: 2008-03-03 04:46:17
Source: f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Givetian to the top of the Frasnian or 387.95000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Alberta) Euryamphipora platyformis (81594)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Alberta) Euryamphipora platyformis (81595 type locality: 84389)