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Archeoentactiniidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Archaeospicularia : Archeoentactiniidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 513 - 507 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 466 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | M.-Z. Won and R. Below. 1999. Cambrian Radiolaria from the Georgina Basin, Queensland, Australia. Micropaleontology 45(4):325-363 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Archeoentactinia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 507 Ma Cambrian | |
| Fungomacula ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 507 Ma Cambrian | 507 Ma Cambrian | |
| Lithosphaera ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pararcheoentactinia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Sphaeroentactinia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Spongomassa ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 507 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1999 | Archeoentactiniidae Won and Below p. 331 |
| 1999 | Archeoentactiniidae Won, in Won and Below |
| 2002 | Archeoentactinidae Won and Iams p. 9 |
| 2007 | Sphaeroentactiniidae Maletz and Bruton |
| 2008 | Sphaeroentactiniidae Maletz and Bruton p. 1189 |
| 2017 | Archeoentactiniidae Noble et al. p. 431 |
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!
