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Tritrabs ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Tritrabidae : Tritrabs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Tritrabidae : Tritrabs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Tritrabs Baumgartner, 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Micropaleontology 26 (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 237 - 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 130 - 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Tritrabs casmaliaensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 63 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Tritrabs ewingi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 174 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Tritrabs exotica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 68 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Tritrabs hayi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Tritrabs rhododactylus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 37 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Tritrabs simplex ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Tritrabs suavis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Tritrabs worzeli ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1980 | Tritrabs Baumgartner |
| 1999 | Tritrabs Kiessling |
| 2001 | Tritrabs De Wever et al. p. 148 |
| 2002 | Tritrabs 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!
