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Shensiphyllum

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4883052https://www.gbif.org/species/4883052
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)5902https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=5902
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Entelophyllidae : Shensiphyllum
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Entelophyllidae : Shensiphyllum
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassRugosa
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderArachnophyllinaZhavoronkova 1972
familyEntelophyllidaeHill 1940
genusShensiphyllumGe & Yu 1974
Scientific NameShensiphyllum Ge & Yu, 1974
Name Published Inin Zhongguo Kexue Yuan, Nanking Dizhi Gushengwu Yanjiusuo [Acad. Sinica, Nanking Inst. Geol. Paleont. (Ed.)], Xinan diqu di gushengwu tuce. [A handbook of the stratigraphy and Palaeontology in southwest China.] Science Press king
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Shensiphyllumgenusbelongs to Entelophyllidaestated with evidenceHill, 1981
Shensiphyllumgenusbelongs to Rugosasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance439 - 433 Ma
Silurian
Last Recorded Appearance433 - 423 Ma
Silurian
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Rugosa)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Rugosa)
Taphonomylow 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

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1974Shensiphyllum Ge and Yü
1981Shensiphyllum Hill
2002Shensiphyllum Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Hill D. (1981) Rugosa and Tabulata, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology 1 F
GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
in Zhongguo Kexue Yuan, Nanking Dizhi Gushengwu Yanjiusuo [Acad. Sinica, Nanking Inst. Geol. Paleont. (Ed.)], Xinan diqu di gushengwu tuce. [A handbook of the stratigraphy and Palaeontology in southwest China.] Science Press king - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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!
 
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