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Fissiculata ✝
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| Rank | order (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Fissiculata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 148 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 439 - 433 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 279 - 272 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Blastoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Blastoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Blastoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Brachyschismatidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Codasteridae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Neoschismatidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Phaenoschismatidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 39 | 439 Ma Silurian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Angioblastus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Angulatoblastus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Anthoblastus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Artuschisma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Astrocrinites ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Astrocrinus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Austroblastus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Caryoblastus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ceratoblastus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Cryptoschisma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Dolichoblastus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Junggaroblastus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Katoblastus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Kazachstanoblastus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 326 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Koryschisma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Leptoschisma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Mastoblastus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 326 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Orophocrinus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Pachyblastus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Paracodaster ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pentablastus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pentremitidea ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Phaenoblastus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Polydeltoideus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 427 Ma Silurian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Pterotoblastus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Sagittoblastus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Tympanoblastus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Xenoblastus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1918 | Fissiculata Jaekel |
| 1967 | Fissiculata Fay and Wanner p. S399 |
| 1983 | Fissiculata Jell p. 222 |
| 2002 | Fissiculata Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
