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Pachystylostroma ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Labechiida : Rosenellidae : Pachystylostroma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 472 - 458 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Stromatoporoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Stromatoporoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Stromatoporoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Labechiida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Pachystylostroma contractum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Pachystylostroma copelandi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Pachystylostroma estoniense ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Pachystylostroma exile ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Pachystylostroma fragosum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Pachystylostroma hillistense ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Pachystylostroma miriamae ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Pachystylostroma opiparum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Pachystylostroma ozakii ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Pachystylostroma rosensteinae ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Pachystylostroma ungerni ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1964 | Pachystylostroma Nestor |
| 1988 | Pachystylostroma Bolton |
| 1999 | Pachystylostroma Stearn et al. |
| 2002 | Pachystylostroma Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2010 | Pachystylostroma Nestor et al. |
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!
