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Permoheloclema porifera

Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Arthrostylidae

Taxonomy
Rhombopora porifera was named by Fritz (1932). Its type specimen is Nat Mus Can 6815,b and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Azure Lake Section, Marble Peak, Vancouver Island, which is in an Artinskian carbonate limestone in the Buttle Lake Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Permoheloclema porifera by Nakrem (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Rhombopora porifera Fritz p. 96 figs. Pl 1, figs 4,5,7,8
1985Permoheloclema perforatum Gorjunova p. 94 figs. Pl 5, fig 2
1994Permoheloclema porifera Nakrem p. 25

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCryptostomataVine 1884
suborderRhabdomesinaAstrova and Morozova 1956
familyArthrostylidaeUlrich 1882
genusPermoheloclema
speciesporifera()

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, Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Canada (British Columbia) Rhombopora porifera (type locality: 82123)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Russian Federation Permoheloclema perforatum (144314)