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Neuropora

Demospongiae - Halichondrida

Discussion

This genus has historically been treated as both a bryozoan (such as in Bassler, 1953 Treatise volume) and as a sponge (such as in Debrenne, et al., 2015 Treatise volume). Both refer to the same genus Neuropora Bronn 1825.

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Taxonomy
Neuropora was named by Bronn (1825) [Sepkoski's age data (as bryozoan): J Bajo Sepkoski's reference number: 1260 Sepkoski's age data (as sponge): J (Hett) - K (u)].

It was assigned to Heteroporidae by Bassler (1953); to Neuroporidae by Termier et al. (1985); to Cyclostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Halichondrida by West et al. (2015).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Neuropora Bronn
1953Neuropora Bassler p. G68
1985Neuropora Termier et al.
2002Neuropora Sepkoski
2015Neuropora West et al. p. 236

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderHalichondridaGray 1867
genusNeuroporaBronn 1825

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.

G. †Neuropora Bronn 1825
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:26:44
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:26:44
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Sinemurian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 199.50000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Italy N. undulata (173592)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Late/Upper Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Italy N. lusitanica (218100)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany N. sp. (211294)
Early/Lower Berriasian143.1 - 141.0Czechia N. sp. (202901)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57France N. tenuinervosa (68949)