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Phaenoschismatidae β
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Fissiculata : Phaenoschismatidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 439 - 433 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 279 - 272 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Blastoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Blastoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Blastoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. D. Webster and G. D. Sevastopulo. 2007. Paleogeographic significance of Early Permian crinoids and blastoids from Oman. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 81(4):399-405 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Decaschisma β genus | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 439 Ma Silurian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Deltoschisma β genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Dipteroblastus β genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Hadroblastus β genus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Hyperoblastus β genus | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Microblastus β genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Nymphaeoblastus β genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Phaenoschisma β genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Pleuroschisma β genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Sphaeroschisma β genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Sphagoblastus β genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Sundablastus β genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Thaumatoblastus β genus | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 290 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Timoroblastus β genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1886 | Phaenoschismatidae Etheridge, Jr. and Carpenter p. 258 |
| 1967 | Phaenoschismatidae Fay and Wanner p. S399 |
| 1983 | Phaenoschismatidae Jell p. 222 |
| 2007 | Phaenoschismatidae Webster and Sevastopulo p. 401 |
References
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!
