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Rhopalodictyum simoni ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Rhopalodictyum : Rhopalodictyum simoni | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Rhopalodictyum : Rhopalodictyum simoni | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Generic Name | Rhopalodictyum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Rhopalodictyum simoni Kozur & Mostler, 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 235 - 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 235 - 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. Kozur and H. Mostler. 1978. Beiträge zur Erforschung der mesozoischen Radiolarien, Teil II: Oberfamilie Trematodiscacea Haeckel 1862 emend. und Beschreibung ihrer triassischen Vertreter [Contributions to the Mesozoic Radiolaria, part II: Superfamily Trematodiscacea Haeckel 1862 emend. and description of its Triassic representatives]. Geologisch-Paläontologische Mitteilungen Innsbruck 8:123-182 |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1978 | Rhopalodictyum simoni Kozur and Mostler |
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!
