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Siphonophorida
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| Rank | order (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Hydrozoa : Siphonophorida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (50%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 427 - 423 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Siphonophorida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Hydrozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore, suspension feeder (based on Siphonophorida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | COMMENTS: Pelagic tiering, non-motile unattached or fully motile slow motility, and suspension-feeding, predation, or photosymbiosis. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | no hard parts (based on Siphonophorida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Velellidae family | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 427 Ma Silurian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Protolyella ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2002 | Siphonophorida Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
| Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560 |
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!
