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Gomberellidae ✝
Description | Gomberellidae is a family of radiolarians in the order Spumellaria. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomberellidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Gomberellidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Gomberellidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Gomberellidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | P. De Wever, P. Dumitrica, and JP Caulet, C. Nigrini, M. Caridroit. 2001. Radiolarians in the sedimentary record. London (Gordon & Breach Sc) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomberellidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Bernoullius ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 160 | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Gomberellus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
Karnospongella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 31 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Tamonella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 254 Ma Permian | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1981 | Gomberellidae Kozur and Mostler |
2001 | Gomberellidae De Wever et al. p. 163 |
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!