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Aeschronectida ✝
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| Rank | order (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Aeschronectida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 331 - 323 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 306 - 303 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Malacostraca) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Malacostraca) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Malacostraca) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Malacostraca) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Aenigmacaris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 307 Ma Carboniferous | 307 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Aratidecthes ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Crangopsis ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Joanellia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 331 Ma Carboniferous | 331 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Kallidecthes ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1969 | Aeschronectida Schram |
| 2002 | Aeschronectida Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
| Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560 |
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!
