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Cambrothyra ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Problematica : Cambroclavida : Zhijinitidae : Cambrothyra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 530 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 520 - 513 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | outer shelf,eutrophic,marine (based on Cambroclavida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | slow-moving (based on Cambroclavida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | detritivore (based on Cambroclavida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | BODY SIZE: Data from Steiner et al. (2004). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Zhijinitidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | Y. Qian and S.-b. Zhang. 1983. Small shelly fossils from the Xihaoping Member of the Tongying Formation in Fangxian County of Hubei Province and their stratigraphical significance. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 22(1):82-94 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Cambrothyra ampulliformis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 541 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1983 | Cambrothyra Qian and Zhang p. 91 |
1984 | Mirabifolliculus Yang and He |
1984 | Nanjiangofolliculus Yang and He |
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!