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Arnplexus ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Amplexidae : Arnplexus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Amplexidae : Arnplexus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Arnplexus Sowerby, 1814 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 365 - 361 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 365 - 361 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Rugosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rugosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Rugosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. Soto and B. Lin. 2000. Rugose corals from the Hongguleleng Formation (Famennian), Northern Sinkiang (NW China). Geobios 33(5):527-541 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Arnplexus sharburensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Nalivkinella sharburensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1814 | Arnplexus Sowerby |
| 1893 | Arnplexus Chapman |
References
| Soto F., Lin B. (2000) Rugose corals from the Hongguleleng Formation (Famennian), Northern Sinkiang (NW China), Geobios 33 5, 527-541 |
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!
