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Grewingkia β
| Description | Grewingkia is a genus of extinct Paleozoic corals, found in North America. It contains at least one species, Grewingkia canadensis. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grewingkia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Streptelasmatidae : Grewingkia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Streptelasmatidae : Grewingkia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Grewingkia Dybowski, 1873 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Arch. Naturk. Liv-, Ehst- u. Kuhl. Dorpat, (1) 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 470 - 453 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 439 - 433 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grewingkia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Clisiophyllum buceros species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Grewingkia anguinea β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Grewingkia buceros β species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Grewingkia compactum β species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Grewingkia contexta β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Grewingkia deltensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Grewingkia dumosum β species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Grewingkia equinum β species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Grewingkia europaeum β species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Grewingkia falcatum β species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Grewingkia injunctum β species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Grewingkia kiaeri β species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Grewingkia robusta β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Grewingkia robustum β species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Grewingkia semilunatum β species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Grewingkia whitei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kiaerophyllum compactum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kiaerophyllum dumosum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kiaerophyllum equinum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kiaerophyllum falcatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kiaerophyllum injunctum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kiaerophyllum kiaeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Kiaerophyllum semilunatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Streptelasma europaeum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Zaphrenthis haysii β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Unlinked sub-entries
| Name | Status |
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| Grewingkia canadensis species | Not linked to GBIF |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1873 | Grewingkia Dybowski |
| 1927 | Kiaerophyllum Wedekind |
| 1953 | Grewingkia Hill |
| 1958 | Kiaerophyllum Kaljo |
| 1958 | Grewingkia Reiman |
| 1969 | Grewingkia Neuman |
| 1985 | Grewingkia Elias |
| 2002 | Grewingkia 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!
