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Cryptolichenariidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Chaetetida : Cryptolichenariidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 446 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Chaetetida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Chaetetida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Chaetetida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Hill. 1981. Rugosa and Tabulata. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology 1(F) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Amsassia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 17 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Cryptolichenaria ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Porkunites ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1959 | Cryptolichenariidae Sokolov |
| 1966 | Cryptolichenariidae Klaamann |
| 1981 | Cryptolichenariidae Hill |
References
| Hill D. (1981) Rugosa and Tabulata, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology 1 F |
| Klaamann E. (1966) The Incommunicate Tabulata of Estonia, Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Geoloogia Instituut, 1-96 |
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!
