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Allathecidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Hyolitha : Orthothecida : Allathecidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 530 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Hyolitha) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Hyolitha) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Hyolitha) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Hyolitha) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Hyolitha) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Y. Rozanov, V. V. Missarzhevsky, and NA Volkova, LG Voronova, IN Krylov, BM Keller, IK Korolyuk, K. Lendzion, R. Mikhnyar, NG Pykhova, AD Sidorov. 1969. Tommotskiu jarus i problema nizhney granisty kembriya. Trudy Geoligske Institut Leningrad 206:1-379 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Allatheca ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 50 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Antiquatheca ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 530 Ma Cambrian | |
| Doliutus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 530 Ma Cambrian | |
| Exilitheca ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 14 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian | |
| Majatheca ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1969 | Allathecidae Rozanov et al. p. 137 |
| 2010 | Allathecidae Parkhaev and Demidenko p. 937 |
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!
