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Priapulomorpha ✝
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| Rank | order (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Priapulida : Priapulomorpha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 520 - 516 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 311 - 307 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Priapulida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Priapulida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Priapulida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | no hard parts (based on Priapulida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. Por. 1983. Class Seticoronaria and Phylogeny of the Phylum Priapulida. Zoologica Scripta 12(4):267-272 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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 Priapulidae ✝family | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 311 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Tubiluchidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ancalagon ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1983 | Priapulomorpha Por |
| 2004 | Priapulomorpha Han et al. |
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!
