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Flucticharacidae ✝
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Flucticharacidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Flucticharacidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Crinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Crinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Crinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Crinoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. Gluchowski. 1993. Crinoid assemblages in the Polish Givetian and Frasnian. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 38(1-2):35-92 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Laudonomphalus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1968 | Flucticharacidae Moore and Jeffords |
References
| Gluchowski E. (1993) Crinoid assemblages in the Polish Givetian and Frasnian, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 38 1-2, 35-92 |
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!
