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Plectostroma ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Actinostromatidae : Plectostroma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Actinostromatida : Actinostromatidae : Plectostroma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Plectostroma Nestor, 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 441 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 388 - 384 Ma Middle Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Stromatoporoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Stromatoporoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Stromatoporoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Stromatoporoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Actinostroma intertextum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plectostroma altum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Plectostroma inornata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Plectostroma intertextum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 443 Ma Silurian | 426 Ma Silurian | |
| Plectostroma mirificum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plectostroma necopinatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Plectostroma salairicum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1964 | Plectostroma Nestor |
| 1999 | Plectostroma Stearn et al. |
| 2002 | Plectostroma Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
