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Stylophora ✝
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| Rank | class (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Stylophora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 153 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 513 - 505 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 318 - 315 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Stylophora) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Stylophora) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Stylophora) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Cornuta ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 61 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Mitrata ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 140 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Reticulocarpidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Vizcainocarpus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1960 | Stylophora Gill and Caster |
| 1998 | Ankyroida Parsley |
| 2000 | Stylophora Lefebvre p. 900 |
| 2000 | Ankyroida Parsley et al. p. 38 |
| 2002 | Stylophora Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2005 | Ankyroida Parsley and Gutierrez-Marco |
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!
