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Botryllopora

Stenolaemata - Cystoporata - Botrylloporidae

Taxonomy
Botryllopora is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Fistuliporidae by Bassler (1953); to Cystoporata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Botrylloporidae by Ernst (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Botryllopora Bassler p. G83
2002Botryllopora Sepkoski
2012Botryllopora Ernst p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderCystoporataAstrova 1964
suborderFistuliporina(Astrova 1964)
familyBotrylloporidae(Miller 1889)
genusBotryllopora

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 Emsian to the top of the Givetian or 410.62000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Quebec) B. sp. (608)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (New York) B. socialis (91277)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) B. socialis (38475 38476)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Ohio) B. socialis (38455 38457 38459 38460)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) B. socialis (10110) B. sp. (8993 9005 9006)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany B. socialis (144092)