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Petridiostroma ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Clathrodictyida : Gerronostromatidae : Petridiostroma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 439 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 403 - 392 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Stromatoporoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Stromatoporoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Stromatoporoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Stromatoporoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | O. Sandström and S. Kershaw. 2000. Reef biostromes and related facies from the middle Silurian of Gotland, Sweden. Lund Publications in Geology 148(4):1-11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Petridiostroma incrustatum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 441 Ma Silurian | 441 Ma Silurian | |
| Petridiostroma parsimplex ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 441 Ma Silurian | 441 Ma Silurian | |
| Petridiostroma regulare ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 443 Ma Silurian | 439 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1992 | Petridiostroma Stearn |
| 1999 | Petridiostroma Stearn 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!
