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Amplexizaphrentis ✝
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Hapsiphyllidae : Amplexizaphrentis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Hapsiphyllidae : Amplexizaphrentis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Amplexizaphrentis Vaughan, 1906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Quart. J. geol. Soc. London, 62: 315, 316 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 354 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | Zigzag microstructure may indicate high-Mg calcite according to Webb and Sorauf (2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Amplexizaphrentis browni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amplexizaphrentis exzentrica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Amplexizaphrentis illizidensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 339 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Amplexizaphrentis maneri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amplexizaphrentis northropi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amplexizaphrentis ohioensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Amplexizaphrentis pustulosa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Amplexizaphrentis sonoraensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Amplexi-Zaphrentis Vaughan, 1906 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Hapsiphyllidae : Amplexi-Zaphrentis |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1906 | Amplexizaphrentis Vaughan |
| 1944 | Triplophyllites Easton |
| 1962 | Enniskillenia Kabakovich |
| 1975 | Amplexizaphrentis Easton |
| 1975 | Triplophyllites Easton |
| 1981 | Amplexizaphrentis Hill |
| 2002 | Amplexizaphrentis 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!
