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Celechopora

Anthozoa - Favositida - Pachyporidae

Taxonomy
Celechopora was named by Pradacova (1938) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pachyporidae by Hill (1981); to Tabulata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pachyporinae by Stadelmaier et al. (2005).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Celechopora Pradacova
1981Celechopora Hill
2002Celechopora Sepkoski
2005Celechopora Stadelmaier et al. p. 12

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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
genusCelechoporaPradacova 1938

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. †Celechopora Pradacova 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Grouping: colonialsubc
Environment: marinesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindsubc
Created: 2026-03-22 15:03:14
Modified: 2026-03-22 15:03:14
Source: subc = subclass
References: Kiessling 2004, Hill 1981

Age range: Early/Lower Givetian or 387.95000 to 385.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany C. devonica (34830 60162)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Czechia (Moravia) C. kettnerae (5767)