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Wentzelloides ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Waagenophyllidae : Wentzelloides | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 272 - 269 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 265 - 260 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Wentzelloides (Armeniaphyllum) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Wentzelloides (Battambangia) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Wentzelloides (Wentzelloides) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 269 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Wentzelloides fontainei ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 269 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Wentzelloides xizangensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Wentzelloides zhongguoensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1944 | Wentzelella (Wentzelloides) Yabe and Minato |
| 1981 | Wentzelloides Hill |
| 2002 | Wentzelloides Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
| Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560 |
| Hill D. (1981) Rugosa and Tabulata, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology 1 F |
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!
