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Climatiiformes ✝
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Rank | order (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Climatiiformes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 426 - 423 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 403 - 392 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Acanthodii) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Acanthodii) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Climatiidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Culmacanthidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cassidiceps ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cheiracanthoides ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 14 | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Gomphonchus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 426 Ma Silurian | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Hanilepis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 426 Ma Silurian | 423 Ma Silurian | |
Kathemacanthus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Lupopsyrus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pruemolepis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1940 | Climatiiformes Berg |
1999 | Climatiiformes Dineley and Metcalf p. 11 |
2002 | Climatiiformes Sepkoski, Jr. |
2011 | Climatiiformes Long p. 242 |
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!