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Levifenestella ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Levifenestella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Levifenestella Miller, 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Geol. Mag. 98 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 290 - 279 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 279 - 272 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Stenolaemata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Stenolaemata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Stenolaemata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Fenestellidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Fenestella rottiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fenestella undecimalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fenestrellina altacarinata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Levifenestella altacarinata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Levifenestella rottiensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Levifenestella undecimalis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2002 | Levifenestella Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Levifenestella Reid p. 23 |
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!
