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Trachyphlyctia ✝
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Calcarea : Trachyphlyctia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Calcarea : Pharetronida : Trachyphlyctia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Trachyphlyctia Pomel, 1872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Pal. Oran, 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 168 - 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 157 - 152 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Calcarea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Calcarea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Calcarea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Calcarea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2002 | Trachyphlyctia 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!