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Grewingkia ✝
Description | Grewingkia is a genus of extinct Paleozoic corals, found in North America. It contains at least one species, Grewingkia canadensis. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grewingkia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : Grewingkia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Streptelasmatidae : Grewingkia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Grewingkia Dybowski, 1873 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Arch. Naturk. Liv-, Ehst- u. Kuhl. Dorpat, (1) 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 470 - 453 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 439 - 433 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grewingkia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Clisiophyllum buceros species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Grewingkia anguinea ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Grewingkia buceros ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Grewingkia compactum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Grewingkia contexta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Grewingkia deltensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Grewingkia dumosum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Grewingkia equinum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Grewingkia europaeum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Grewingkia falcatum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Grewingkia injunctum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Grewingkia kiaeri ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Grewingkia robusta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Grewingkia robustum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Grewingkia semilunatum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Grewingkia whitei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Kiaerophyllum compactum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Kiaerophyllum dumosum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Kiaerophyllum equinum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Kiaerophyllum falcatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Kiaerophyllum injunctum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Kiaerophyllum kiaeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Kiaerophyllum semilunatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Streptelasma europaeum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Zaphrenthis haysii ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
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Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1873 | Grewingkia Dybowski |
1927 | Kiaerophyllum Wedekind |
1953 | Grewingkia Hill |
1958 | Kiaerophyllum Kaljo |
1958 | Grewingkia Reiman |
1969 | Grewingkia Neuman |
1985 | Grewingkia Elias |
2002 | Grewingkia 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!