| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cystodactylon : Cystodactylon orbum |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cystodactylon : Cystodactylon orbum |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Cystodactylon |
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| Scientific Name | Cystodactylon orbum Denayer & Webb, 2016 |
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| Name Published In | Denayer, Julien & Gregory E. Webb. 2016. Earliest Mississippian rugose corals of eastern Australia: post-disaster fauna across the Devonian-Carboniferous boundary?. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments 97. |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Cystodactylon orbum | species | belongs to Cystodactylon | stated with evidence | Denayer and Webb, 2017 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 354 Ma
Paleozoic |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 359 - 354 Ma
Paleozoic |
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| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Rugosa) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rugosa) |
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| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Rugosa) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Denayer and G. E. Webb. 2017. Earliest Mississippian rugose corals of eastern Australia: post-disaster fauna across the Devonian-Carboniferous Boundary?. Palaeobio Palaeoenv 97:655-667 |
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Cystodactylon orbum ✝
