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Wentzellophyllum (Armeniaphyllum) ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | subgenus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Waagenophyllidae : Wentzellophyllum : Wentzellophyllum (Armeniaphyllum) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 269 - 265 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 265 - 260 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) | G. S. Kropatcheva. 1989. Taxonomic names: corals. Evolution of the latest Permian biota: Midian regional stage in the USSR |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Wentzellophyllum (Armeniaphyllum) baissalense ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Wentzellophyllum (Armeniaphyllum) elegans ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Wentzellophyllum (Armeniaphyllum) geranossense ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 269 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Wentzellophyllum (Armeniaphyllum) vediense ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 269 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian |
References
Kropatcheva G. S. (1989) Taxonomic names: corals, Evolution of the latest Permian biota: Midian regional stage in the USSR, 1-184 |
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!