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Enigmalites ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Syringoporidae : Enigmalites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporida : Syringoporidae : Enigmalites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Enigmalites Chudinova, 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Paleont. Zh. 1975 (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 299 - 296 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 295 - 268 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached, epibiont (based on Syringoporidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Syringoporidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Tabulata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | I. I. Tchudinova. 1975. Revision of the Syringopora described by AA Stuckenberg. Paleontological Journal 9:7-19 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Enigmalites largus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 296 Ma Permian | 295 Ma Permian | |
| Enigmalites lautus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Enigmalites lectus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 295 Ma Permian | 295 Ma Permian | |
| Enigmalites roberti ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1975 | Enigmalites Tchudinova p. 13 |
| 1981 | Enigmalites Hill |
| 2002 | Enigmalites 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!
