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Tachylasma ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pentaphyllidae : Tachylasma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Pentaphyllidae : Tachylasma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Tachylasma Grabau, 1922 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Palaeont. Sinica, (B) 2 (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 326 - 318 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 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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| Plerophyllum timorense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plerophyllum variabile species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Tachylasma beyrichi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 296 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Tachylasma breviseptatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Tachylasma gracile ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Tachylasma irregulare ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Tachylasma irregulare ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Tachylasma jiangsuense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Tachylasma laibinensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Tachylasma lhazeensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Tachylasma magnum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 279 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Tachylasma paradoxicum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Tachylasma pseudocha ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Tachylasma qianggongense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Tachylasma rariseptatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Tachylasma regulare ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Tachylasma stereoseptatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 269 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Tachylasma tenuiseptatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Tachylasma timorense ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 290 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Tachylasma variabilis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Tachylasma xiukangensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Tachylasma yiduense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Zaphrentis beyrichi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Tachyelasma Lang, Smith & Thomas, 1940 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pentaphyllidae : Tachyelasma |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1922 | Tachylasma Grabau |
| 1940 | Tachyelasma Lang et al. |
| 1942 | Prionophyllum Schindewolf |
| 1956 | Tachylasma Hill |
| 1981 | Tachylasma Hill |
| 2002 | Tachylasma 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!
