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Receptaculites ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Chlorophyta : Chlorophyceae : Receptaculitidae : Receptaculites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 472 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 380 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Receptaculitidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Receptaculitidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | photoautotroph (based on Receptaculitidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Receptaculitidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. H. Nitecki. 1986. Receptaculitids and their relationship to other problematic fossils. Problematic Fossil Taxa (eds. Hoffman, A. & Nitecki, M.H.). Oxford University Press |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Receptaculites poelmi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1827 | Receptaculites Defrance |
1986 | Receptaculites Nitecki |
References
Nitecki M. H. (1986) Receptaculitids and their relationship to other problematic fossils, Problematic Fossil Taxa (eds. Hoffman, A. & Nitecki, M.H.). Oxford University Press, 27-34 |
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!