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Rowanpectinus ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Regulares : Ajacicyathida : Rowanpectinus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 520 - 516 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 520 - 516 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Regulares) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Regulares) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Regulares) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Regulares) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Regulares) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. I. Gravestock. 1984. Archaeocyatha from lower parts of the Lower Cambrian carbonate sequence in South Australia. Memoir of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 2:1-139 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Rowanpectinus clarus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian | |
Rowanpectinus occultus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1984 | Rowanpectinus Gravestock |
References
Gravestock D. I. (1984) Archaeocyatha from lower parts of the Lower Cambrian carbonate sequence in South Australia, Memoir of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 2, 1-139 |
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!