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Lasiodiscus ✝
| Description | Lasiodiscus, commonly known as red-hair bushes, is a small plant genus in the family Rhamnaceae. It is endemic to Africa and its adjacent islands. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasiodiscus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Textulariida : Lasiodiscidae : Lasiodiscus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Lasiodiscidae : Lasiodiscus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Lasiodiscus Reichel, 1946 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Reichel, M. (1946). Sur quelques foraminifères nouveaux du Permien méditerranéen. Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae. 38(2)[1945]: 524-560. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 299 - 290 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 209 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Foraminifera) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Fusulinina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasiodiscus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Lasiodiscus divergens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lasiodiscus granifer species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lasiodiscus insecta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lasiodiscus irregularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lasiodiscus jaborovae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lasiodiscus medusa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lasiodiscus minor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lasiodiscus ovoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lasiodiscus planus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Lasiodiscus primoriensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lasiodiscus rugosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lasiodiscus sellieri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lasiodiscus tenuis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lasiodiscus velifer species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1984 | Lasiodiscus Loeblich and Tappan |
| 2002 | Lasiodiscus 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!
