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Palaeoporites

Anthozoa - Heliolitida - Palaeoporitidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoporites was named by Kiaer (1899) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m O Ashg-u]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Palaeoporites Kiaer
1981Palaeoporites Hill
2002Palaeoporites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
RankNameAuthor
orderHeliolitidaFrech 1897
superfamilyCoccoseridicaeKiaer 1899
familyPalaeoporitidaeKiaer 1899
genusPalaeoporitesKiaer 1899

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. †Palaeoporites Kiaer 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitesubc
Locomotion: stationarysubc
Attached: yessubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Diet 2: photosymbioticsubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:11
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:41
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Eastonian to the top of the Pridoli or 452.70000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eastonian452.7 - 449.5Australia (New South Wales) P. sp. (2699 2702 2751)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Mongolia P. sp. (79639)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Ohio) P. sp. (13201)
Wenlock - Pridoli433.4 - 419.2China (Sichuan) P. sp. (27812)