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Stromatoceriidae ✝
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Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Labechiida : Stromatoceriidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 470 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Stromatoporoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Stromatoporoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Stromatoporoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Labechiida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. W. Stearn, B. D. Webby, and H. Nestor, C. W. Stock. 1999. Revised classification and terminology of Palaeozoic stromatoporoids. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 44(1):1-70 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Cystistroma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 18 | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Cystocerium ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 433 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
Parastylostroma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Platiferostroma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pleostylostroma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 441 Ma Silurian | 441 Ma Silurian | |
Radiostroma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Stromatocerium ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 101 | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1969 | Stromatoceriidae Bogoyavlenskaya |
1999 | Stromatoceriidae Stearn et al. |
References
Stearn C. W., Webby B. D., et al (1999) Revised classification and terminology of Palaeozoic stromatoporoids, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 44 1, 1-70 |
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!