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Sulcavitidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Hyolitha : Hyolithida : Sulcavitidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 530 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 513 - 505 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Hyolitha) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Hyolithida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Hyolitha) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Hyolithida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | BODY SIZE: Based on component genera; 2 of 2 genera share 1 to < 10 width, inconsistent length. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Hyolithida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | V. A. Syssoiev. 1958. Superorder Hyolithoidea. Osnovy paleontologii. Molluskigolovonogie 2:184-190 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ambrolinevitus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 29 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Burithes ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 41 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Dorsolinevitus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Kulangarra ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Lenalituus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Linevitus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Ningqiangethus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Sulcavitus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Trapezovitus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 541 Ma Cambrian | |
| Tuojdachithes ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 530 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1958 | Sulcavitidae Syssoiev |
| 1962 | Sulcavitidae Fisher p. 127 |
| 2002 | Sulcavitidae Kruse p. 378 |
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!
