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Adaecyathus ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Archaeocyatha : Adaecyathus | |||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 516 - 501 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Archaeocyatha) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Archaeocyatha) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Yu. Zhuravlev, I. T. Zhuravleva, and V. D. Fonin. 1983. Lower Cambrian archaeocyathids from Siberia. Paleontological Journal 17(2):20-31 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Adaecyathus solidus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1983 | Adaecyathus Zhuravlev et al. |
References
Zhuravlev A. Yu., Zhuravleva I. T., et al (1983) Lower Cambrian archaeocyathids from Siberia, Paleontological Journal 17 2, 20-31 |
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!