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Xiphostylidae
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Xiphostylidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Xiphostylidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Xiphostylidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. M. Hull. 1997. Upper Jurassic Tethyan and Southern Boreal radiolarians from western North America. Micropaleontology 43(S2):1-202 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Amuria genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 66 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Archaeocenosphaera ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 297 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Sinosphaera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Suna ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 167 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Triactoma ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 585 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Trigonosphaera genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Tripocyclia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 131 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Xiphostylus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 109 | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Zanola ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1881 | Xiphostylidae Haeckel |
| 1997 | Xiphostylidae Hull |
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!
