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Plerophyllina β
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| Rank | suborder (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Plerophyllina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 209 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. 1981. Rugosa and Tabulata. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology 1(F) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Adamanophyllidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 336 Ma Carboniferous | 336 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Anisophyllidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Endotheciidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 272 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Lophophyllidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 67 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Pentaphyllidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 259 | 443 Ma Silurian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Plerophyllidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 197 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Polycoeliidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 111 | 443 Ma Silurian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Timorphyllidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 35 | 296 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Verbeekiellidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 88 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 254 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1960 | Plerophyllina Sokolov |
| 1981 | Plerophyllina Hill |
References
| Hill D. (1981) Rugosa and Tabulata, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology 1 F |
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!
