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Coleolidae ✝
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Coleolidae | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Problematica : Coleolidae | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Coleolidae | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 635 - 541 Ma Neoproterozoic | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 318 - 315 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | Malinky et al. (2004) state dominantly calcite mineralogy, Porter (2007) says mostly aragonite based on preservational criteria of Landing et al. (2002) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite, "calcite" | ||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. W. Fisher. 1962. Part W, Miscellanea: Small conoidal shells of uncertain affinities. In R. C. Moore (ed.), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology W:98-143 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cassitella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Coleolella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 36 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian | |
| Coleolus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 39 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Coleoprion ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Conotheca genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paoshanella ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Polylopia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Salopiella ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Sinotubulites ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | 530 Ma Cambrian | |
| Spirodentalium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 499 Ma Cambrian | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1962 | Coleolidae Fisher p. 133 |
| 2004 | Coleolidae Malinky and Skovsted p. 555 |
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!
