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Entelophyllum ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Entelophyllidae : Entelophyllum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Entelophyllidae : Entelophyllum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Entelophyllum Wedekind, 1927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Sverig. Geol. Unters., (Ca) 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 411 - 408 Ma Early/Lower 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) | 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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Entelophyllum dalecarlicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Entelophyllum devonicum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 416 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 416 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Entelophyllum engelmanni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Entelophyllum eurekaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Entelophyllum parvum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1927 | Xylodes Lang et al. |
1927 | Entelophyllum Wedekind |
1947 | Stereoxylodes Wang |
1956 | Entelophyllum Hill |
1981 | Entelophyllum Hill |
2002 | Entelophyllum 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!