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Metriophyllum ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Axophyllidae : Metriophyllum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Metriophyllidae : Metriophyllum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Metriophyllum Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1850 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Brit. Foss. Corals (Pal. Soc., 3) lxix. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 411 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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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Lopholasma ilitschense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Metriophyllum deminutivum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Metriophyllum ilitschense ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 272 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Metriophyllum qaganqulutense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1850 | Metriophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime |
1956 | Metriophyllum Hill |
2002 | Metriophyllum 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!