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Rhomboporidae

Stenolaemata - Rhabdomesida - Rhomboporidae

Taxonomy
Rhomboporidae was named by Simpson (1895). It is not extant. Its type is Rhombopora.

It was synonymized subjectively with Rhabdomesidae by Bassler (1953).

It was assigned to Rhabdomesida by Ariunchimeg (1996), Gilmour and Snyder (2000).

Entered
by U. Merkel (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2006-05-11; modified by M. Clapham on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Rhomboporidae Simpson
1996Rhomboporidae Ariunchimeg p. 196
2000Rhomboporidae Gilmour and Snyder p. 554

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderRhabdomesidaVine 1883
familyRhomboporidaeSimpson 1895
familyRhomboporidaeSimpson 1895

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. †Rhomboporidae Simpson 1895
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G. †Isostylus Ernst et al. 2011
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Isostylus vulgaris Ernst et al. 2011
G. †Klaucena
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Klaucena gracilis Tolokonnikova 2010
G. †Lenapora Ernst and Königshof 2010
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Lenapora pulchra Ernst and Königshof 2010
G. †Lunostoma Ernst et al. 2012
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Lunostoma pulchra Ernst et al. 2012
G. †Megacanthoporina Morozova 1992
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Megacanthoporina composita Morozova 1992
G. †Pamirella Gorjunova 1975
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Pamirella indubia Gorjunova and Morozova 1979
Pamirella nepalensis Sakagami and Sakai 1991
Pamirella nitida Gorjunova 1975
Pamirella oculus Gilmour and Snyder 2000
Pamirella pulchra Bassler 1929
G. †Pictatella Lisitsyn 1991
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Pictatella polita Shishova 1964
Pictatella stelligera Lisitsyn 1991
G. †Primorella Romantchuk and Kiseleva 1968
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Primorella arguta Gorjunova 1985
Primorella barchatovae Kruchinina 1973
Primorella consueta Gorjunova and Morozova 1979
Primorella contracta Morozova 1981
Primorella decimana Gorjunova 1985
Primorella elegans Ariunchimeg 1992
Primorella ivanovi Schulga-Nesterenko 1955
Primorella opulenta Gorjunova 1985
Primorella polita Romantchuk and Kiseleva 1968
Primorella ramosa Kiseleva 1982
Primorella rotunda Gorjunova 1985
Primorella serena Gorjunova 1975
Primorella superba Morozova 1981
Primorella tundrica Kruchinina 1986
G. †Rhombopora Meek 1872
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Rhombopora annulus Liu 1980
Rhombopora bifurcata Campbell 1961
Rhombopora communis Moore 1929
Rhombopora corticata Moore 1929
Rhombopora cylindrica Wyse Jackson 1996
Rhombopora esthoniae Bassler 1911
Rhombopora filiformis Crockford 1941
Rhombopora gratiosa Bassler 1929
Rhombopora hexagona Wyse Jackson 1996
Rhombopora hindei Etheridge Jr. 1907
Rhombopora kawabei Sakagami 1995
Rhombopora multigranulata Bretnall 1926
Rhombopora nitidula Harlton 1933
Rhombopora optima Gorjunova 1975
Rhombopora ornata Shishova 1964
Rhombopora permiana Baranova 1960
Rhombopora picchuensis Chronic 1949
Rhombopora polyporata Waagen and Wentzel 1888
Rhombopora subtilis Tolokonnikova 2010
Rhombopora tenuis Hinde 1890
G. †Saffordotaxis Bassler 1952
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Saffordotaxis elegans Crockford 1957
Saffordotaxis filigrana Termier and Termier 1971
Saffordotaxis multispinata Morozova 1955
Saffordotaxis wanneri Bassler 1929
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:11:14
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:19:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Kiessling 2004, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Johvi to the top of the Changhsingian or 452.80000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (578 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Johvi452.8 - 449.9Estonia (Ida-Viru) Rhombopora esthoniae (167473)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Sweden Saffordotaxis gotlandica (77409)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7United Kingdom (England) Rhombopora sp. (23057)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0United Kingdom (England) Rhombopora sp. (23205)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation Rhombopora leptoclada (26673)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Belarus Rhombopora sp. (23671)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Spain Rhomboporidae indet. (144946)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Spain Klaucena devonica (144340)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Spain Isostylus abelgasensis (144653 144654 144657 144736) Klaucena devonica (144338)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany Isostylus vulgaris (144787)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Japan Rhombopora sp. (77383)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Nei Mongol) Rhombopora annulus (109605) Rhombopora granulata, Saffordotaxis robustus (109616)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Mongolia Pamirella indubia (82632) Primorella consueta (109005)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14India Rhombopora sp. (61135)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14United Arab Emirates Rhombopora sp. (116827)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Australia (Northern Territory) Rhombopora hindei (132001)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan (Punjab) Rhombopora sp. (63902)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902China (Jiangxi) Rhombopora lepidodendroides (109628)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Sichuan) Rhombopora sp. (36221)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China Rhombopora sp. B (61014)