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Cyathophycus ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Hintzespongiidae : Cyathophycus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Reticulosa : Hintzespongiidae : Cyathophycus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Cyathophycus Walcott, 1879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Trans. Albany Inst., 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Reticulosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Reticulosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Hexactinellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cyathophycus akiensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 433 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Cyathophycus extendis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Cyathophycus loydelli ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Cyathophycus mackenziensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 433 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Cyathophycus pseudoreticulatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Cyathophycus reticulatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Cyathophycus simpsonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1879 | Cyathophycus Walcott |
| 1998 | Cyathophycus Rigby et al. |
| 2002 | Cyathophycus Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
