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Cyclacanthariidae ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Cyclacanthariidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Cyclacanthariidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 323 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Lyttoniidina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Lyttoniidina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Strophomenata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Lyttoniidina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1975. Permian Brachiopods of West Texas, III. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 19:795-1921 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Cyclacanthariinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 192 | 296 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Teguliferininae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 200 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 260 Ma Permian | |
Acritosia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 104 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 269 Ma Permian | |
Ardmosteges ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
Collumatus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Cyclacantharia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 125 | 296 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Gundaria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Planispina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 290 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Sestropoma ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 42 | 272 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Taphrosestria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 279 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Teguliferina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 75 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 260 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1975 | Cyclacanthariidae Cooper and Grant pp. 938-939 |
2000 | Cyclacanthariidae Williams et al. p. 615 |
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!