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Lyopora

Anthozoa - Lichenariida - Lyoporidae

Taxonomy
Lyopora was named by Nicholson and Etheridge (1878). Its type is Palaeopora favosa.

It was corrected as Liopora by Hill (1953); it was misspelled as Liopora by Hill (1953), Klaamann (1966), Murray (1985), Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Tabulata by Hill (1953); to Lyoporinae by Klaamann (1966), Murray (1985); and to Tabulata by Hill (1953), Sepkoski (2002).

Species
L. favosa, L. goldfussi, L. tulaensis
Species lacking formal opinion data
L. bianata, L. churchillensis, L. manitobensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Lyopora Nicholson and Etheridge
1953Liopora Hill
1966Lyopora Klaamann
1985Lyopora Murray p. 32
2002Lyopora Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
RankNameAuthor
orderLichenariida
familyLyoporidaeKiaer 1930
subfamilyLyoporinaeKiaer 1930
genusLyoporaNicholson and Etheridge 1878

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. †Lyopora Nicholson and Etheridge 1878
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†Lyopora favosa McCoy 1850
†Lyopora goldfussi Billings 1858
†Lyopora tulaensis Sokolov 1951
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: photosymbioticsubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:11
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:41
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Soudleyan to the top of the Eastonian or 458.20000 to 449.00000 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0Norway L. sp. (3251)
Soudleyan - Actonian458.2 - 453.0Norway L. sp. (34843 34844)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) L. sp. (45282)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Russian Federation L. gloria, L. sp. (78800)
Gisbornian - Eastonian458.2 - 449.0Australia (Tasmania) L. sp. (2685)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway (Nes-Hamar) Liopora favosa (164008)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Norway Liopora favosa (164400 164414)
Oandu452.8 - 451.8Estonia L. tulaensis (166047 175127)
Oandu452.8 - 451.8Estonia (Harju) L. tulaensis (175130)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) L. altaica (205627)
Cheneyan452.5 - 451.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Liopora favosa (164412)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) L. goldfussi (173168)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) L. goldfussi (173014 173116 173145 173146)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Northwest Territories) L. sp. A aff. franklini (188769)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Michigan) L. goldfussi (26333)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.1USA (Ohio) L. sp. (392 393 394)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.1Canada (Manitoba) L. churchillensis (23026) L. manitobensis (23011 23018 23031 23037) L. manitobensis, L. churchillensis (23023 23024)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Michigan) L. goldfussi (26331)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (Henan) L. bianata (36575)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Russian Federation (Chukotka) L. hyperborea (80675)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Russian Federation (Yakutiya) L. coxi (79449) L. sp. (79435 79562)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Russian Federation L. altaica, L. minima (78802)