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Rhinidictyidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomata : Rhinidictyidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 472 - 464 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Stenolaemata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Stenolaemata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Stenolaemata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Stenolaemata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Ernst and M. Carrera. 2012. Upper Ordovician (Sandbian) Bryozoan Fauna from Argentine Precordillera. Journal of Paleontology 86(5):721-752 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Amalgamoporus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Argentinodictya ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Arthrophragma ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Carinodictya ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Cricodictyum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Cystostictoporus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Eopachydictya ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Eurydictya ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Iberostomata ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Metadictya ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 441 Ma Silurian | |
| Orectodictya ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Pachydictya ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 132 | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | 431 Ma Silurian | |
| Phyllodictya ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 439 Ma Silurian | |
| Stellatodictya ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Stictopora ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 176 | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Trigonodictya ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 26 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 441 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1893 | Rhinidictyidae Ulrich |
| 2009 | Rhinidictyidae Jimenez Sanchez |
| 2010 | Rhinidictyidae Jiménez-Sánchez et al. p. 695 |
| 2012 | Rhinidictyidae Ernst and Carrera |
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!
