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Xianguangia ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Xianguangia | ||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 520 - 516 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 520 - 516 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||
Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Xianguangia) | ||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Xianguangia) | ||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Xianguangia) | ||||||||||||||||||
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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Xianguangia sinica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2002 | Xianguangia Sepkoski, Jr. |
2007 | Xianguangia Bambach et al. |
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!