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Densastromatidae ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Actinostromatida : Densastromatidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 439 - 433 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 388 - 372 Ma 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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Acosmostroma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Araneosustroma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 431 Ma Silurian | 423 Ma Silurian | |
Densastroma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 24 | 439 Ma Silurian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Lamelliostroma ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Pycnodictyon ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 433 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1974 | Densastromatidae Bogoyavlenskaya |
1999 | Densastromatidae 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!