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Polycoeliinae β
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| Rank | subfamily (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Polycoeliidae : Polycoeliinae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Rugosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rugosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Rugosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Hill. 1956. Rugosa. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology F:233-323 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Amandaraia β genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 423 Ma Silurian | 423 Ma Silurian | |
| Calophylloides β genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Calophyllum β genus | listed (PBDB) | 61 | 347 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Empodesma β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 307 Ma Carboniferous | 307 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Gerthia β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Groenlandophyllum β genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Hexalasma β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 290 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Huangophyllum β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 279 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Kinkaidia β genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 339 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Pleophyllum β genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pseudocryptophyllum β genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Stereocorypha β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Svalbardphyllum β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Tetralasma β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1861 | Polycoeliinae Fromentel |
| 1956 | Polycoeliinae Hill |
References
| Hill D. (1956) Rugosa, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology F, 233-323 |
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!
