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Polycoeliidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Polycoeliidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | D. Hill. 1956. Rugosa. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology F:233-323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Endotheciinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Polycoeliinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 78 | 443 Ma Silurian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Prosmiliinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 279 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Tachylasmatinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Fedorowskites ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 260 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Maichelasma ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Sochkineophyllum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 22 | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 254 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1861 | Polycoeliidae Fromentel |
| 1981 | Polycoeliidae Hill |
References
| Hill D. (1956) Rugosa, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology F, 233-323 |
| Hill D. (1981) Rugosa and Tabulata, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology 1 F |
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!
