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Cyathactis ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Ptychophyllidae : Cyathactis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Ptychophyllidae : Cyathactis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Cyathactis Soshkina, 1955 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Trud. paleont. Inst. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 411 - 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cyathactis balticus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Cyathactis gazellensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 427 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1955 | Cyathactis Soshkina |
| 1958 | Cyathactis Kaljo |
| 1981 | Cyathactis Hill |
| 2002 | Cyathactis 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!
