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Hexagonellina β
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Rank | suborder (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Hexagonellina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 468 - 464 Ma Middle Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Stenolaemata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Stenolaemata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Stenolaemata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Stenolaemata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. H. Gilmour and E. M. Snyder. 2000. Bryozoa of the Mission Argillite (Permian), northeastern Washington. Journal of Paleontology 74(4):540-570 |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Hexagonellidae β family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 321 | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | 254 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1970 | Hexagonellina Morozova |
2000 | Hexagonellina Gilmour and Snyder p. 548 |
References
Gilmour E. H., Snyder E. M. (2000) Bryozoa of the Mission Argillite (Permian), northeastern Washington, Journal of Paleontology 74 4, 540-570 |
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!