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Zonophyllum ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cystiphyllida : Cystiphyllidae : Zonophyllum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 411 - 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Zonophyllum lonense ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1924 | Cystiphyllum (Zonophyllum) Wedekind |
| 1956 | Zonophyllum Hill |
| 1981 | Cystiphyllum (Zonophyllum) Hill |
| 2002 | Zonophyllum Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Zonophyllum Pedder p. 847 |
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!
