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Orthothecimorpha ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | class (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Hyolitha : Orthothecimorpha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 530 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Hyolitha) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Orthothecimorpha) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Orthothecimorpha) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Orthothecimorpha) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Hyolitha) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Circothecida ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 149 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Exilithecida ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2002 | Orthothecimorpha Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560 |
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!