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Aruntacyathus ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Irregulares : Aruntacyathus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 520 - 513 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 520 - 513 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Irregulares) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Irregulares) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Irregulares) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Irregulares) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Irregulares) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. M. Kennard. 1991. Lower Cambrian archaeocyathan buildups, Todd River Dolomite, northeast Amadeus Basin, central Australia: sedimentology and diagenesis. Geological and Geophysical Studies in the Amadeus Basin, Central Australia, Bulletin 236:195-225 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1980 | Aruntacyathus Kruse and West |
| 1991 | Aruntacyathus Kennard |
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!
