| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Endophyllidae : Smithiphyllum : Smithiphyllum bufalense |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Kyphophyllidae : Smithiphyllum : Smithiphyllum bufalense |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Smithiphyllum |
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| Scientific Name | Smithiphyllum bufalense McLean & Pedder, 1987 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Smithiphyllum bufalense | species | belongs to Smithiphyllum | stated with evidence | McLean and Pedder, 1987 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 383 - 372 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 383 - 372 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian |
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| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Rugosa) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rugosa) |
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| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Rugosa) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. A. McLean and A. E. H. Pedder. 1987. Frasnian rugose corals of western Canada, part 2: The genus Smithiphyllum. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 195:131-173 |
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Smithiphyllum bufalense ✝
