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Rhagasostoma ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomatida : Rhagasostoma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Gymnolaemata : Cheilostomata : Rhagasostoma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Rhagasostoma Koschinsky, 1885 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Palaeontogr., 32, Lief. 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Cheilostomata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Gymnolaemata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Cheilostomata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | oviparous, brooding (based on Cheilostomata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | intermediate Mg calcite (based on Cheilostomata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Rhagasostoma americana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Rhagasostoma cenomana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Rhagasostoma levigatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Rhagasostoma minusculum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Rhagasostoma prominens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Rhagasostoma pugeti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Rhagasostoma rothpletzi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2002 | Rhagasostoma 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!