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Oligophylloides ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heterophylliidae : Oligophylloides | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heterocorallia : Heterophylliidae : Oligophylloides | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Oligophylloides Rozkowska, 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Acta Palaeont. Pol. 14: 161 (also as Oliphylloidss in error). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 365 - 361 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 365 - 361 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached, epibiont (based on Heterophylliidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Heterophylliidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Heterocorallia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Oligophylloides pachythecus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Oligophylloides parvulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Oligophylloides weyeri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Oliphylloides Rozkowska, 1969 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heterophylliidae : Oliphylloides |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1969 | Oligophylloides Rozkowska |
1981 | Oligophylloides Hill |
2002 | Oligophylloides 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!