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Zaphrentidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Zaphrentidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Zaphrentidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Zaphrentidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 470 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 265 - 260 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Hill. 1956. Rugosa. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology F:233-323 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Aemulophyllum ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Breviphrentis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 31 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 371 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Cyathocylindrium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Faberophyllum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 57 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 323 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Heliophylloides ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Heliophyllum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 176 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Keriophyllum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Phymatophyllum ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Zaphrenthis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 127 | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | 265 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1850 | Zaphrentidae Milne-Edwards and Haime |
| 1956 | Zaphrentidae Hill |
| 1981 | Zaphrentidae Hill |
References
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!
