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Pyloniidae
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Pyloniidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Pyloniidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Pyloniidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 13 (87%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. De Wever, P. Dumitrica, and JP Caulet, C. Nigrini, M. Caridroit. 2001. Radiolarians in the sedimentary record. London (Gordon & Breach Sc) |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Dipylissinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Palaeotetrapylinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Pylodiscinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Pyloniinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Circodiscus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Dictyoprora ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Dipylissa genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Hexapyle genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Octopyle genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Phorticium genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Plectacantha genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Prunopyle genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Pseudotheocampe ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Pylolena genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Streblacantha genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tetrapyle genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Theocampe genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 106 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1881 | Pyloniidae Haeckel |
2001 | Pyloniidae De Wever et al. p. 148 |
2007 | Pyloniidae Sharma and Takahashi p. 822 |
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!