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Heptastylis ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Hydrozoa : Spongiomorphida : Spongiomorphidae : Heptastylis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 222 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Hydrozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Hydrozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore, suspension feeder (based on Hydrozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Hydrozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. Frech. 1890. Die Korallenfauna der Trias. Palaeontographica 37:1-116 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Heptastylis aquilae ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Heptastylis oregonensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1890 | Heptastylis Frech |
| 2002 | Heptastylis Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
| Frech F. Die Korallenfauna der Trias, Palaeontographica 37, 1-116 |
| 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!
