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Stauriidae ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Stauriidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Stauriidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 488 - 472 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 383 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | T.C. Gierlowski and R. L. Langenheim, Jr. 1985. Corals from the Late Ordovician Horseshoe Mountain Member, Bighorn Dolomite, Bighorn Mountains, Sheridan County, Wyoming. Wyoming Geological Association Earth Science Bulletin 18:1-21 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Astrictophyllum ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Ceriaster ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 443 Ma Silurian | 439 Ma Silurian | |
Columnolasma ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Crenulites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Cyathophylloides ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 21 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 433 Ma Silurian | |
Dendrostella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 47 | 427 Ma Silurian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Favistella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 56 | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Favistina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Loyolophyllum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Modesta ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Nadotia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Neotabularia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Palaeoentelophyllum ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Palaeolithostrotion ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Palaeophyllum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 102 | 488 Ma Cambrian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
Parastauria ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 441 Ma Silurian | 441 Ma Silurian | |
Placophyllum ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Prisciturben ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Proterophyllum ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Stauria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 443 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
Columnaria simplissima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Columnaria vaurealensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1850 | Stauriidae Milne-Edwards and Haime |
1956 | Stauriidae Hill |
1981 | Stauriidae 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!