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Flexifenestella ✝
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Flexifenestella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Flexifenestella Morozova, 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Paleont. Zh. 1974 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 318 - 315 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 272 - 269 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Stenolaemata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Stenolaemata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Stenolaemata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Fenestellidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | I.P. Morozova. 1974. Revision of the bryozoan genus Fenestella. Paleontological Journal 8:167-180 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Fenestella eichwaldi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fenestella foraminosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fenestella grandis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fenestella grandissima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fenestella komiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fenestella magnopora species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fenestella notata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fenestella petschorica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fenestella reteporinaeformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fenestella reteporoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fenestella subgrandissima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Flexifenestella eichwaldi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 296 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Flexifenestella foraminosa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 14 | 296 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Flexifenestella grandis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 304 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Flexifenestella grandissima ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Flexifenestella komiensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Flexifenestella magnopora ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Flexifenestella notata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Flexifenestella petschorica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Flexifenestella reteporinaeformis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 296 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Flexifenestella reteporoides ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Flexifenestella subgrandissima ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1974 | Flexifenestella Morozova p. 174 |
| 1986 | Flexifenestella Morozova and Kruchinina p. 72 |
| 2002 | Flexifenestella 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!
