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Praetachylasma ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Praetachylasma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Praetachylasma Shi Yan, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Acta Palaeont. Sin. 21 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 272 - 265 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 265 - 260 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) | Y. Ezaki. 1991. Permian corals from Abadeh and Julfa, Iran, West Tethys. Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Ser. IV 23(1):53-146 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Praetachylasma alternatum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 272 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Tachylasma alternatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1982 | Praetachylasma Shi |
1991 | Praetachylasma Ezaki |
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!