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Lophotichiidae ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lophotichiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Lophotichiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Lophotichiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 318 - 315 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 269 - 265 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. Fedorowski. 1987. Upper Paleozoic rugose corals from southwestern Texas and adjacent areas: Gaptank Formation and Wolfcampian corals. Palaeontologia Polonica 48:3-271 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Assimulia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 62 | 307 Ma Carboniferous | 279 Ma Permian | |
Lophotichium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 36 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 279 Ma Permian | |
Paraduplophyllum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 73 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 269 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1972 | Lophotichiidae Weyer |
1987 | Lophotichiidae Fedorowski |
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!