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Columnopora

Anthozoa - Sarcinulida

Taxonomy
Columnopora was named by Nicholson (1874). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Sarcinulida by Tapanila (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Columnopora Nicholson
2004Columnopora Tapanila

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
RankNameAuthor
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderSarcinulidaSokolov 1950
genusColumnoporaNicholson 1874

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. †Columnopora Nicholson 1874
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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 Rawtheyan to the top of the Richmondian or 448.80000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) C. huronensis (22960) C. sp. (22951 22957) C. sp., C. huronense (22961)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Canada (Quebec) C. sp. (80603)