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Cleistopora

Anthozoa - Favositida - Cleistoporidae

Taxonomy
Cleistopora was named by Nicholson (1888) [Sepkoski's age data: D Sieg D Eife Sepkoski's reference number: 2].

It was assigned to Tabulata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cleistoporidae by May (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Cleistopora Nicholson
2002Cleistopora Sepkoski
2006Cleistopora May p. 169

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
RankNameAuthor
suborderFavositinaWedekind 1937
superfamilyFavositoidea(Dana 1846)
familyCleistoporidaeEaston 1944
genusCleistoporaNicholson 1888

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. †Cleistopora Nicholson 1888
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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: Carboniferous or 358.86000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Georgia) C. sp. (164686)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Montana) C. placenta (12771)