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Adetopora

Anthozoa - Auloporida - Aulocystidae

Taxonomy
Adetopora was named by Sokolov (1955) [Sepkoski's age data: C u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Aulocystidae by Hill (1981); and to Tabulata by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Adetopora Sokolov
1981Adetopora Hill
2002Adetopora Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
RankNameAuthor
orderAuloporidaSokolov 1947
superfamilyAuloporoidea(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851)
familyAulocystidaeSokolov 1950
genusAdetoporaSokolov 1955

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. †Adetopora Sokolov 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-10-08 12:14:27
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:27
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available