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Hexastylidae
Source Data |
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Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Hexastylidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Entactinaria : Hexastylidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Hexastylidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 7 (70%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 235 - 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Centracontium genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Centrolonche genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Hexastylus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 30 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
Stigmosphaera genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Stigmosphaerusa genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Stigmostylus genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1881 | Hexastylidae Haeckel |
2001 | Hexastylidae De Wever et al. p. 202 |
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!