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Columnariidae ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Columnariidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Columnariidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Columnariidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 453 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 299 - 272 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | D. Hill. 1981. Rugosa and Tabulata. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology 1(F) |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Circumtextiphyllum ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Columnaria ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 73 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
Planetophyllum ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Spasskyella ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1879 | Columnariidae Nicholson |
1981 | Columnariidae Hill |
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!