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Rhopalocoelia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Anthaspidellidae : Rhopalocoelia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Lithistida : Anthaspidellidae : Rhopalocoelia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Rhopalocoelia Raymond & Okulitch, 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Bull. Mus. comp. Zoöl. Harv., 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 466 - 458 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Lithistida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Lithistida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Lithistida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Lithistida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Rhopalocoelia bachuensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Rhopalocoelia clarkii ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Rhopalocoelia kalpinensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Rhopalocoelia rama ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Rhopalocoelia regularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1940 | Rhopalocoelia Raymond and Okulitch |
| 1995 | Rhopalocoelia Rigby and Desrochers |
| 2002 | Rhopalocoelia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Rhopalocoelia Finks et al. p. 96 |
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!
