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Stringophyllidae ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stringophyllidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Stringophyllidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Stringophyllidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 423 - 411 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 383 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Hill. 1956. Rugosa. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology F:233-323 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Melrosia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Parasociophyllum ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Sociophyllum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 46 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Solipetra ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Stringophyllum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 86 | 423 Ma Silurian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Sunophyllum ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1922 | Stringophyllidae Wedekind |
1981 | Stringophyllidae Hill |
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!