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Lonsdaleiidae ✝
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lonsdaleiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Lonsdaleiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Lonsdaleiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Nat. Hist. Centr. Asia, 4: 42 (forming part of the Central Asiatic Expeditions published by the Amer. Mus. nat. Hist., New York) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 347 - 345 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Hill. 1956. Rugosa. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology F:233-323 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Lonsdaleiinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 16 | 347 Ma Carboniferous | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Axophyllum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 49 | 345 Ma Carboniferous | 301 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Carcinophyllum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 347 Ma Carboniferous | 260 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1893 | Lonsdaleiidae Chapman |
| 1956 | Lonsdaleiidae Hill |
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!
