Revised classification and terminology of Palaeozoic stromatoporoids
| dc.contributor.author | Stearn, Colin W. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Webby, Barry D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nestor, Heldur | |
| dc.contributor.author | Stock, Carl W. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-04-03T15:39:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-04-03T15:39:01Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 1999 | |
| dc.date.issued | 1999 | |
| dc.description | Open Access Article | |
| dc.description.abstract | Palaeozoic stromatoporoids comprise an extinct class of non-spiculate poriferans that are represented as fossils by their basal carbonate skeleton. A revised terminology for the description of these fossils is presented. Seven orders (Labechiida, Clathrodictyida, Actinostromatida, Stromatoporellida, Stromatoporida, Syringostromatida, Amphiporida) are recognized. The following is recorded for each genus: (1) type species, catalogue number and depository of the primary holotype; (2) synonyms and their type species; (3) diagnosis; (4) stratigraphic range; (5) estimate of the number of species assigned to the genus; (6) stratigraphic and geographic distribution of the genus. Problems in the definition and recognition of the genus are briefly discussed in annotations. One hundred and nine genera are considered valid, or doubtfully valid. Fifty three genera are placed in synonymy. An additional 14 genera are considered to be of uncertain placement in the classification. | |
| dc.description.version | Version of record | |
| dc.format.extent | 70 p. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Stearn, C., Webby, B., Nestor H. & Stock, C. (1999). Revised classification and terminology of Palaeozoic stromatoporoids. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 44(1), 1-70. https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app44/app44-001.pdf | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1732-2421 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/17734 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Institute of Paleobiology | |
| dc.rights.license | CC BY 4.0 | |
| dc.subject | Stromatoporoids | |
| dc.subject | Porifera | |
| dc.subject | taxonomy | |
| dc.subject | morphologic terminology | |
| dc.subject | Palaeozoic | |
| dc.subject | distribution | |
| dc.title | Revised classification and terminology of Palaeozoic stromatoporoids | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dcterms.license | This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | |
| publicationissue.issueNumber | 1 | |
| publicationvolume.volumeNumber | 44 |