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Rhabdinopora ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Rhabdinopora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 485 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 479 - 468 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Graptoloida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Graptolithina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Graptoloida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | sclero-protein (based on Graptolithina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Rhabdinopora enigma ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Rhabdinopora flabelliformis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 33 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Rhabdinopora scitulum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1860 | Rhabdinopora Eichwald |
| 1986 | Heterograptus Lin |
| 1998 | Rhabdinopora Cooper et al. p. 9 |
| 2002 | Rhabdinopora Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2009 | Rhabdinopora Maletz et al. |
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!
