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Harklessia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Harklessia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Tabulaconida : Harklessia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Harklessia Hicks, 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Journal of Paleontology 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | microcarnivore (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Tabulaconida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. Hicks. 2006. A new genus of Early Cambrian coral in Esmeralda County, southwestern Nevada. Journal of Paleontology 80:609-615 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Harklessia yuenglingensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2006 | Harklessia Hicks p. 612 |
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!
