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Cheilaxonia hofmanni

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8645462https://www.gbif.org/species/8645462
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)249099https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=249099
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Protozaphrentidae : Cheilaxonia : Cheilaxonia hofmanni
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Protozaphrentidae : Cheilaxonia : Cheilaxonia hofmanni
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassRugosa
familyProtozaphrentidaeIvanovskiy 1959
genusCheilaxoniaWeyer 2004
speciesCheilaxonia hofmanniWeyer 2004
Generic NameCheilaxonia
Scientific NameCheilaxonia hofmanni Weyer, 2004
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Cheilaxonia hofmannispeciesbelongs to Cheilaxoniastated with evidenceWeyer, 2004
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance383 - 372 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Last Recorded Appearance376 - 371 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Rugosa)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Rugosa)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Rugosa)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. Denayer, E. Poty, and J. M. Marion, B. Mottequin. 2012. Lower and Middle Famennian (Upper Devonian) rugose corals from southern Belgium and northern France. Geologica Belgica 15(4):273-283

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2004Cheilaxonia hofmanni Weyer

References

Denayer J., Poty E., et al (2012) Lower and Middle Famennian (Upper Devonian) rugose corals from southern Belgium and northern France, Geologica Belgica 15 4, 273-283
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!
 
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