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Trematocystis ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Diploporita : Holocystitidae : Trematocystis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 439 - 431 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 427 - 423 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Diploporita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Diploporita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Diploporita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Trematocystis wrighti ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 427 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2002 | Trematocystis Sepkoski, Jr. |
2010 | Trematocystis Jell p. 37 |
2017 | Trematocystis Sheffield and Sumrall |
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!