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Rotasacciidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Ophiocistioidea : Rotasacciidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 408 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Ophiocistioidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Ophiocistioidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Ophiocistioidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | grazer (based on Ophiocistioidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Ophiocistioidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. Haude and F. Langenstrassen. 1976. Rotasaccus dentifer n. g. n. sp. ein devonischer Ophiocistoide (Echinodermata) mit holothuroiden Wandskleriten und echinoidem Kauapparat. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 50:130-150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Erisserra ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Longiserra ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Microantyx ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Ornatoserra ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Pararotasaccus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Protocaudina ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 19 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Rotasaccus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 331 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1976 | Rotasacciidae Haude and Langenstrassen |
| 1989 | Rotasaccidae Kozur and Mostler p. 678 |
| 2001 | Rotasacciidae Boczarowski p. 75 |
| 2004 | Rotasacciidae Reich and Haude p. 493 |
| 2010 | Rotasacciidae Bohaty and Herbig p. 380 |
| 1976 | Rotasacciidae Haude and Langenstrassen |
| 1989 | Rotasaccidae Kozur and Mostler p. 678 |
| 2001 | Rotasacciidae Boczarowski p. 75 |
| 2004 | Rotasacciidae Reich and Haude p. 493 |
| 2010 | Rotasacciidae Bohaty and Herbig p. 380 |
References
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!
