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Apidium ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Chlorophyta : Dasycladophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : Apidium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 458 - 453 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Cyclocriniteae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Cyclocriniteae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | photoautotroph (based on Cyclocriniteae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Cyclocriniteae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. H. Nitecki. 1970. North American cyclocrintid algae. Fieldiana 21 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Apidium indicum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 433 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1896 | Apidium Stolley |
1970 | Apidium Nitecki |
References
Nitecki M. H. (1970) North American cyclocrintid algae, Fieldiana 21 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!