Source Data | |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporida : Aulocystidae : Aulocystis |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Aulocystis | genus | belongs to Aulocystidae | stated with evidence | Hill, 1981 | Aulocystis | genus | belongs to Tabulata | second hand | Sepkoski, 2002 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 427 - 419 Ma Paleozoic |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 380 - 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
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Motility | stationary, attached (based on Auloporida) |
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Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Auloporida) |
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Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Tabulata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
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