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Lichenariidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lichenariidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lichenariida : Lichenariidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Lichenariidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 456 - 443 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Tabulata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Tabulata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Tabulata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. W. Murray. 1985. Atlas of invertebrate macrofossils. The Palaeontological Association (Longman) |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Lichenaria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 54 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1936 | Lichenariidae Okulitch |
| 1981 | Lichenariidae Hill |
| 2007 | Lichenariidae Elias et al. |
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!
