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Isurugiopora

Anthozoa - Favositida - Pachyporidae

Taxonomy
Isurugiopora was named by Niko (2005). Its type is Isurugiopora obesa.

It was assigned to Pachyporidae by Niko (2005).

Species
I. dubrovensis, I. obesa (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Isurugiopora Niko pp. 16 - 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
RankNameAuthor
suborderFavositinaWedekind 1937
superfamilyPachyporoidea(Gerth 1921)
familyPachyporidaeGerth 1921
genusIsurugiopora

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. †Isurugiopora Niko 2005
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Isurugiopora dubrovensis Dubatolov 1959
Isurugiopora obesa Niko 2005
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. Niko 2005Cylindrical to subcylindrical, usually bifurcate branches forming ramose coral- la; corallites indistinctly differentiated into grad- ually diverging proximal portion in axial zone of branches and outwardly curved distal portion in peripheral zone of branches; calices open obliquely upward; intercorallite walls strongly thickened; median dark line of intercorallite walls exceptionally inflated; microstructure of stereoplasm is rect-radiate fibers; mural pores to vermiform mural tunnels well-developed on corallite face; septal spines rare; tabulae mostly complete, rare to common.
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: Devonian or 419.62000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Devonian419.62 - 358.86Japan I. obesa (158164)