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Gastrochaenolites
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Gastrochaenolites | ||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | ||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 9 (90%) | ||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 318 - 315 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Gastrochaenolites) | ||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Gastrochaenolites) | ||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | ECOSPACE CODE: 551. | ||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. Kiessling. 2003. Personal data. | ||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Gastrochaenolites ampullatus species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Gastrochaenolites cluniformis species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Gastrochaenolites dijugus species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Gastrochaenolites lapidicus species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Gastrochaenolites oelandicus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Gastrochaenolites orbicularis species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Gastrochaenolites ornatus species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Gastrochaenolites torpedo species | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Gastrochaenolites turbinatus species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1842 | Gastrochaenolites Leymerie |
| 1967 | Paleolithophaga Chiplonkar and Ghare |
| 1975 | Gastrochaenolites Hantzschel |
References
| Kiessling W. (2003) Personal data |
| Hantzschel W. (1975) Miscellanea. Supplement 1. Trace Fossils and Problematica, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, W1-W269 |
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!
