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Sphaeropora
Taxonomy
Sphaeropora is a genus. It is extant.
It was assigned to Orbituliporidae by Bassler (1953) and Brown (1958); to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lepraliellidae by Schmidt (2003) and Bock (2006).
It was assigned to Orbituliporidae by Bassler (1953) and Brown (1958); to Cheilostomata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lepraliellidae by Schmidt (2003) and Bock (2006).
Species
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Smith et al. 2006, Nesnidal et al. 2013 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Miocene or 41.30000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Bartonian | United Kingdom (England) | S. glandiformis (42636 42639 42644) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | United Kingdom (England) | S. glandiformis (42640 42662) | |
| Oligocene - Miocene | Australia (Victoria) | S. fossa (173527) | |
| Miocene - Oligocene | Australia (Victoria) | S. fossa (173504) |