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Atactopora

Stenolaemata - Trepostomata - Heterotrypidae

Taxonomy
Atactopora is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Heterotrypidae by Bassler (1953); and to Trepostomida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Atactopora Bassler p. G97
2002Atactopora Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
orderTrepostomataUlrich 1882
suborderHalloporinaAstrova 1965
familyHeterotrypidaeUlrich 1890
genusAtactopora

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.

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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, Smith et al. 2006, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chatfieldian to the top of the Ashgill or 453.80000 to 443.70000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) A. sp. (34563)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) A. sp. (384 385 386)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) A. sp. (388)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.7USA (Ohio) A. sp. (392)