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Amplexocarinia ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Laccophyllidae : Amplexocarinia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 393 - 388 Ma Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Amplexocarinia abichi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 279 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Amplexocarinia alternans ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Amplexocarinia beyrichi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 272 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Amplexocarinia chilungensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Amplexocarinia cristata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 265 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Amplexocarinia dentiformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Amplexocarinia geyeri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 279 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Amplexocarinia geyeri ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Amplexocarinia jiangxiensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Amplexocarinia kangmarensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Amplexocarinia muralis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 279 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Amplexocarinia subtilis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Amplexocarinia xainzaensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Amplexocarinia yunnanensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1928 | Amplexocarinia Soshkina |
| 1940 | Amplexicarinia Lang et al. |
| 1956 | Amplexocarinia Hill |
| 1981 | Amplexocarinia Hill |
| 2002 | Amplexocarinia 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!
