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Plerophyllinae β
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| Rank | subfamily (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Plerophyllidae : Plerophyllinae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 408 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Barbarella β genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pleramplexus β genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 296 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Plerophyllum β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 44 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Ufimia β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 93 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Wendticyathus β genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1924 | Plerophyllinae Koker |
| 1956 | Plerophyllinae Hill |
| 1981 | Plerophyllinae 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!
