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Mirandellidae ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Mirandellidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Mirandellidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 299 - 290 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 272 - 269 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Tabulata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Tabulata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Tabulata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | I.I. Tchudinova. 2000. New data on the Lower Permian tabulate corals. Paleontological Journal 34(3):252-257 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Mirandella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 272 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1986 | Mirandellidae Tchudinova |
2000 | Mirandellidae Tchudinova |
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!