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Dictyomitrella ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Parvicingulidae : Dictyomitrella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Parvicingulidae : Dictyomitrella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Dictyomitrella Haeckel, 1887 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Rep. Voy. Challenger Exped., Zool., 18 (2), | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 237 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 165 - 156 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Dictyomitrella kamoensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 35 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2002 | Dictyomitrella Sepkoski, Jr. |
2006 | Dictyomitrella O'Dogherty et al. p. 435 |
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!