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Dictyopora

Anthozoa - Auloporida - Trachypsammiidae

Taxonomy
Dictyopora was named by Gerth (1922) [Sepkoski's age data: P u]. Its type is Dictyopora incrustans.

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

Species
D. incrustans (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Dictyopora Gerth p. 17
1981Dictyopora Hill
2002Dictyopora 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)
familyTrachypsammiidae
genusDictyopora

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. †Dictyopora Gerth 1922
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Dictyopora incrustans Gerth 1922
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

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Artinskian or 293.52000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian - Artinskian293.52 - 279.3East Timor D. incrustans (21163)