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Aphrophyllidae ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Aphrophyllidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Aphrophyllidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Aphrophyllidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 347 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 336 - 326 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Aphrophylloides ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 347 Ma Carboniferous | 347 Ma Carboniferous | |
Aphrophyllum ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 336 Ma Carboniferous | |
Coenaphrodia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 347 Ma Carboniferous | 347 Ma Carboniferous | |
Merlewoodia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 347 Ma Carboniferous | |
Naoides ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Nothaphrophyllum ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Symplectophyllum ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 347 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1973 | Aphrophyllidae Hill |
1981 | Aphrophyllidae 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!