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Actinostromellidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Actinostromatida : Actinostromellidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 431 - 427 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 411 - 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Stromatoporoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Stromatoporoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Stromatoporoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Stromatoporoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Actinostromella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 431 Ma Silurian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Pichiostroma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1966 | Actinostromellidae Nestor |
| 1999 | Actinostromellidae 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!
