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Thecaspinellum ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Tryplasmatidae : Thecaspinellum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cystiphyllida : Tryplasmatidae : Thecaspinellum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Thecaspinellum Nikolayeva, 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 427 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 419 - 411 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) | A. I. Lavrusevich. 1971. Cheshuychatyye rugozy tsentralnogo Tadzhikistana [Fasciculate rugose corals from central Tadzhikistan]. in Rugozy i stromatoporoidei paleozoya SSSR [Paleozoic Rugosa and Stromatoporoidea of the USSR], Papers of II Allunion Symposium on fossil corals of the USSR (2):32-41 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Thecaspinellum daljanicum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 423 Ma Silurian | 423 Ma Silurian | |
| Thecaspinellum longiseptatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 427 Ma Silurian | 423 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1949 | Thecaspinellum Nikolayeva |
| 1971 | Thecaspinellum Lavrusevich |
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!
