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Diploporita

Diploporita

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Diploporita Müller
1967Diploporita Beaver et al. p. S234
1984Diploporita Bockelie
2002Diploporita Sepkoski
2010Diploporita Jell p. 35
2019Diploporita Sheffield and Sumrall pp. 746 - 747

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classDiploporitaMüller 1854
classDiploporitaMüller 1854

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.

Cl. †Diploporita Müller 1854
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Codiacystis bohemica Barrande 1887
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Invalid names: Aristocystites grandiscutum Barrande 1887 [synonym], Craterina consobrina Barrande 1887 [synonym], Craterina excavata Barrande 1877 [synonym], Craterina infundibulum Barrande 1887 [synonym], Craterina intermedia excavata Barrande 1887 [synonym], Craterina obscens Barrande 1887 [synonym]
Codiacystis moneta Barrande 1887
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Invalid names: Alveolites advena Barrande 1887 [synonym], Aristocystites idealis Barrande 1887 [synonym], Craterina applanata Barrande 1887 [synonym], Craterina modica Barrande 1887 [synonym], Craterina simulans Barrande 1877 [synonym], Craterina surgens Barrande 1887 [synonym]
Codiacystis potens Barrande 1887
Invalid names: Craterina Barrande 1887 [synonym], Cystidea porosa Barrande 1887 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Parasphaeronitiidae Bockelie 1984
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G. †Pachycystis Bockelie 1984
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Pachycystis norvegica Bockelie 1984
G. †Parasphaeronites Bockelie 1984
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Parasphaeronites socialis Bockelie 1984
Parasphaeronites socialis Bockelie 1984
G. †Proteocystites Barrande 1887
Invalid names: Aristocystitoida Neumayr 1889 [empty], Glyptosphaeritidacea Bernard 1895 [empty], Seriolata Jaekel 1918 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Low-intermediate level tiering according to Bottjer & Ausich (1986); placed in intermediate-level epifaunal tier.c
Created: 2004-02-28 17:28:44
Modified: 2010-02-10 13:39:16
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Darriwilian to the top of the Late/Upper Ordovician or 467.30000 to 443.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 459.0 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oretanian468.0 - 459.0Spain (Toledo) Codiacystis sp. (20898)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Morocco (Anti-Atlas) Diploporita indet. (186254)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Iran Codiacystis sp. (66865)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain (Ciudad Real) Codiacystis moneta (44050)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Spain (Toledo and Cuidad Real) Batalleria sp., Codiacystis sp. (20893)
Berounian - Vinice457.9 - 455.8Spain (Zaragoza) Diploporita indet. (196921)
Berounian457.9 - 449.8Morocco Codiacystis sp., Destombesia diedra (56179) Destombesia sp. (21001)
Berounian457.9 - 449.8Spain (Caceres and Cuidad Real) Destombesia diedra (21047)
Vinice457.5 - 455.8Czech Republic Aristocystites potens (200045)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician457.5 - 443.8Czech Republic Craterina sp., Codiacystis moneta, Codiacystis bohemicus (3865)
Oandu - Rakvere453.0 - 450.5Norway Diploporita indet. (162631)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Morocco (Zagora) Destombesia diedra (193841)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.4Norway (Hadeland) Pachycystis norvegica (163021)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.4Norway Pachycystis norvegica (163025)
Kosovian445.6 - 443.7Morocco (Maïder) Destombesia sp., Pemphocystis sp. (20996)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Norway (Oslo) Parasphaeronites socialis (158489)