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Porpites

Anthozoa - Cystiphyllida - Tryplasmatidae

Taxonomy
Porpites was named by Schlotheim (1820). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Tryplasmatidae by Hill (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Porpites Schlotheim
1956Porpites Hill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderCystiphyllidaNicholson 1889
familyTryplasmatidaeEtheridge 1907
genusPorpitesSchlotheim 1820

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. †Porpites Schlotheim 1820
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†Porpites circularis Alloiteau 1957
†Porpites rotuloides Hall 1852
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Sheinwoodian or 438.50000 to 430.50000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill - Wenlock449.5 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) P. sp. A aff. porpitus (188781) P. sp. A aff. propitus, P. sp. B (188780)
Alexandrian443.4 - 436.0Canada (Québec) P. sp. (24441 24442)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (New York) Palaeocyclus rotuloides (77054)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Quebec) Palaeocyclus rotuloides (184837 184842)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (New Brunswick) Palaeocyclus rotuloides (12556)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (Iowa) P. sp. (24963 24968 24969 25022)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (New York) Palaeocyclus rotuloides (77053 82558 82608 83097)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5USA (Iowa) P. sp. (26810)
Telychian - Homerian438.5 - 427.4USA (Iowa) P. sp. (24959)
Telychian - Wenlock438.5 - 427.4USA (Iowa) P. sp. (25023 25024)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (24960)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Iowa) P. sp. (25019 25031 25044 26812)