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Clathrodictyidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Clathrodictyidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Clathrodictyida : Clathrodictyidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Clathrodictyidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 452 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 331 - 323 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | B.D. Webby and M.R. Banks. 1976. Clathrodictyon and Ecclimadictyon (Stromatopoidea) from the Ordovician of Tasmania. Papers and proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 110:129-138 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Bullulodictyon ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Clathrodictyon ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 400 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Coenellostroma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Gerronostroma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kyklopora ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 331 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Labechiina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Labyrinthodictyon ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Oslodictyon ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 441 Ma Silurian | 428 Ma Silurian | |
| Stelodictyon ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 29 | 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1939 | Clathrodictyidae Kühn |
| 1964 | Clathrodictyidae Nestor |
| 1988 | Clathrodictyidae Bolton |
| 1999 | Clathrodictyidae 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!
