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Amplexocariniinae ✝
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Rank | subfamily (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Laccophyllidae : Amplexocariniinae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 393 - 388 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | D. Hill. 1981. Rugosa and Tabulata. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology 1(F) |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Amplexocarinia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 67 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 260 Ma Permian | |
Gorizdronia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Nalivkinella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Nicholsoniella ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Paralleynia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 290 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1941 | Amplexocariniinae Soshkina |
1981 | Amplexocariniinae Hill |
References
Hill D. (1981) Rugosa and Tabulata, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology 1 F |
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!