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Parastromatopora

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Milleporellidae

Taxonomy
Parastromatopora was named by Yabe and Sugiyama (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori J Tith-u Sepkoski's reference number: 761]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Axinellida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Milleporellidae by Sepkoski (2002) and West et al. (2015).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
  • Epistromatopora was named by Yabe and Sugiyama (1935). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Parastromatopora by Wood (1987).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Epistromatopora Yabe and Sugiyama
1935Parastromatopora Yabe and Sugiyama
2002Parastromatopora Sepkoski
2015Parastromatopora West et al. p. 256

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
familyMilleporellidaeYabe and Sugiyama 1935
genusParastromatoporaYabe and Sugiyama 1935

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. †Parastromatopora Yabe and Sugiyama 1935
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Invalid names: Epistromatopora Yabe and Sugiyama 1935 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Created: 2007-11-23 10:30:57
Modified: 2007-11-23 12:30:57
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Wood 1987, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 157.30000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Japan (Fukushima) P. japonica, P. memorianaumanni, P. kotoi, P. mitodaensis, P. minutissima (85574)
Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian163.5 - 150.8China (Xizang) Epistromatopora delicata (116454) P. japonica, P. memorianaumanni, Epistromatopora eleganta (116457)
Oxfordian - Tithonian163.5 - 145.0Japan (Aomori) P. crassifibra (85627)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0Indonesia P. japonica (68481)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Slovenia P. sp. (68646 68648 68649 68654 68678 68679 68680 68684 68686)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Portugal P. japonica (68614)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Greece P. sp. (68163)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Iran P. memorianaumanni, P. sp. (116552)
Tithonian - Berriasian152.1 - 139.8Japan P. japonica (34551) P. sp. (68310)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Lebanon P. libani (34869)