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Pentremites ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Spiraculata : Pentremitidae : Pentremites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 354 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 318 - 315 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 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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| Pentremites aridus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pentremites conoideus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Pentremites cristalensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pentremites elongatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pentremites kirki ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pentremites pentremites ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pentremites rusticus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1820 | Pentremites Say |
| 2002 | Pentremites 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!
