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Aulocystidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporida : Aulocystidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 456 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 296 - 290 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Auloporida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Auloporida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Tabulata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Hill. 1981. Rugosa and Tabulata. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology 1(F) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Adaverina ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 427 Ma Silurian | |
| Adetopora ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Aulocystella ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 433 Ma Silurian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Aulocystis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 142 | 427 Ma Silurian | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Aulostegites ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Cystitrypanopora ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pachyphragma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Plexituba ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Pseudoromingeria ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Syringocystis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 439 Ma Silurian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1950 | Aulocystidae Sokolov |
| 1966 | Aulocystidae Klaamann |
| 1981 | Aulocystidae Hill |
References
| Hill D. (1981) Rugosa and Tabulata, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology 1 F |
| Klaamann E. (1966) The Incommunicate Tabulata of Estonia, Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Geoloogia Instituut, 1-96 |
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!
