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Saffordotaxis ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Ptilodictyidae : Saffordotaxis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Rhabdomesida : Rhomboporidae : Saffordotaxis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Saffordotaxis Bassler, 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | J. Wash. Acad. Sci., 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 439 - 433 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 265 - 260 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 Stenolaemata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Helopora multispinata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Rhombopora wanneri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Saffordotaxis elegans ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Saffordotaxis filigrana ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
Saffordotaxis incrassata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Saffordotaxis multispinata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Saffordotaxis robustus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Saffordotaxis stelliformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Saffordotaxis wanneri ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 272 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1952 | Saffordotaxis Bassler |
2000 | Saffordotaxis Sakagami p. 160 |
2002 | Saffordotaxis 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!