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Tetradiidae ✝
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Tetradiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Tetradiida : Tetradiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Tetradiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 446 - 443 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Tetradiida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Tabulata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | Skeletal mineralogy following Wendt, J. 1990. Corals and coralline sponges. Pp. 45-66. In J. G. Carter, ed. Skeletal biomineralization: patterns, processes and evolutionary trends. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. W. Murray. 1985. Atlas of invertebrate macrofossils. The Palaeontological Association (Longman) |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Paratetradium ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Phytopsis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Rhabdotetradium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 21 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Tetradium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1879 | Tetradiidae Nicholson |
| 1966 | Tetradiidae Klaamann |
| 1985 | Tetradiidae Murray p. 32 |
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!
