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Fasciphyllum ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Fasciphyllidae : Fasciphyllum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Fasciphyllidae : Fasciphyllum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Fasciphyllum Schlüter, 1885 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Congr. Géol. Int. Sess. 3, (Berlin 1885), Cat. Expos. Géol. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 423 - 411 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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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Fasciphyllum insolitus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1885 | Fasciphyllum Schlüter |
1956 | Fasciphyllum Hill |
1981 | Fasciphyllum Hill |
2002 | Fasciphyllum 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!