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Syringoporidae

Anthozoa - Auloporida - Syringoporidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Syringoporidae Fromentel
1953Syringoporidae Hill
1981Syringoporidae Hill
1985Syringoporidae Murray p. 36
1994Syringoporidae Rodríguez et al.
2022Syringoporidae Cui et al. p. 53

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
RankNameAuthor
orderAuloporidaSokolov 1947
superfamilySyringoporoidea(Fromentel 1861)
familySyringoporidaeFromentel 1864
familySyringoporidaeFromentel 1864

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.

Fm. †Syringoporidae Fromentel 1864
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G. †Cannapora Hall 1852
G. †Caunopora Phillips 1841
G. †Chia Lin 1958
G. †Enigmalites Tchudinova 1975
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Enigmalites largus Tchudinova 1975
Enigmalites lautus Tchudinova 1975
Enigmalites lectus Tchudinova 1975
Enigmalites roberti Wilson 1982
G. †Fuchungopora Lin 1963
G. †Kueichowpora Chi 1933
G. †Maksymilianites Zapalski and Nowinski 2005
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Invalid names: Syringella Nowinski 1970 [replaced]
G. †Oharaia Nelson 1977
G. †Pleurosiphonella Chudinova 1970
G. †Roemerolites Dubatolov 1963
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Invalid names: Armalites Chudinova 1964 [synonym]
G. †Sapounofouskilites Zapalski 2012
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Sapounofouskilites minimus Nowinski 1992
G. †Spinuliplena Pickett 1994
G. †Syringoalcyon Termier and Termier 1945
G. †Syringocolumna Stumm 1969
G. †Syringopora Goldfuss 1826
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Syringopora aculeata Girty 1899
Syringopora bifurcata Lonsdale 1839
Syringopora compacta Billings 1858
Syringopora hisingeri Billings 1858
Syringopora hladili May 2005
Syringopora indecora Lukin 2006
Syringopora insueta Lukin 2006
Syringopora lambei Young and Noble 1987
Syringopora maclurii Billings 1860
Syringopora parva Lukin 2006
Syringopora patula Hinde 1890
Syringopora perelegans Billings 1859
Syringopora pila Khayznikova 1989
Syringopora reteformis Billings 1858
Syringopora ripsdorfense Brühl 1999
Syringopora surcularia Girty 1899
Syringopora thecostegita Khayznikova 1989
Syringopora tubifera Easton et al. 1958
G. †Syringoporiella Rukhin 1937
G. †Vinculumtes Khayznikova 1989
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Vinculumtes migratum Khayznikova 1989
Vinculumtes orbis Khayznikova 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Diet 2: photosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Comments: Attached, epifaunal suspension feeder, attached to stromatoporoids (McKerrow, 1979).f
Created: 2009-04-13 10:51:13
Modified: 2009-04-13 12:51:13
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Richmondian to the top of the Wordian or 449.60000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (670 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5China Syringopora sp. (91572)
Late/Upper Ordovician - Llandovery458.2 - 432.9USA (Alaska) Syringopora sp. (100905)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) Syringopora sp. (101984)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2China (Shaanxi) Syringopora sp. (8538)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (HaiNanDao) Syringopora sp. (4681)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Syringopora pila (79409 79438) Syringopora secunda (79437) Syringopora sp. (79445 79504) Vinculumtes orbis (79440 79443) Vinculumtes sp. (79441)
Hirnantian - Rhuddanian445.2 - 440.5Canada (British Columbia) Syringopora columbiana (3353 3359)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5USA (Illinois) Syringopora sp. (26692)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Canada (Ontario) Syringopora sp. (79159)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.1 - 438.6USA (Iowa) Syringopora sp. (26691)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Permian298.9 - 251.902Canada (Nunavut) Syringopora sp. (102050)
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Alaska) Syringopora sp. (112203 112205)
Shikhanian294.8 - 293.52Russian Federation Enigmalites lautus (119033)
Tastubian293.52 - 291.7Russian Federation Enigmalites largus (119035) Enigmalites lectus (119032)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Svalbard and Jan Mayen Syringopora muhattenuata, Syringopora parallela, Syringopora ramulosa, Syringopora tschernyschewi, Syringopora sp. (212501)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Russian Federation Enigmalites largus (119036)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) Syringopora sp. (119870 119871)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Nevada) Syringopora sp. (11964)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28Myanmar Syringopora sp. (208999)
Guadalupian274.4 - 259.51Iran Syringopora catenoides (211732)