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Thomasiphyllum ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Thomasiphyllum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Waagenophyllidae : Thomasiphyllum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Thomasiphyllum Minato & Kato, 1965 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | J. Fac. Sci. Hokkaido Univ. 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 307 - 299 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 269 - 260 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Rugosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rugosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Rugosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | Y. J. Ding. 1995. On some Asselian corals in Nandan, Guangxi. Professional Papers of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology 26:77-89 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Pavastehphyllum (Thomasiphyllum) pendulum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 307 Ma Carboniferous | 307 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Pavastehphyllum (Thomasiphyllum) stehlii ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Thomasiphyllum carcinophylloides ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Thomasiphyllum jiangxiense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Thomasiphyllum luodianense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Thomasiphyllum maoyingense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Thomasiphyllum meyaoense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Thomasiphyllum ziyunense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1965 | Pavastehphyllum (Thomasiphyllum) Minato and Kato |
| 1981 | Pavastehphyllum (Thomasiphyllum) Hill |
| 1995 | Thomasiphyllum Ding p. 82 |
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!
