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Aladracidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Hyolitha : Hyolithida : Aladracidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 505 - 504 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 505 - 504 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Hyolitha) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Hyolithida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Hyolitha) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Hyolithida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Hyolithida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. Geyer. 2018. A new enigmatic hyolith from the Cambrian of West Gondwana and its bearing on the systematics of hyoliths. Papers in Palaeontology 4:85-100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Aladraco ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 505 Ma Cambrian | 505 Ma Cambrian | |
| Cambrachelous ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 505 Ma Cambrian | 505 Ma Cambrian | |
| Oxyprymna ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2018 | Aladracidae Geyer p. 96 |
References
| Geyer G. (2018) A new enigmatic hyolith from the Cambrian of West Gondwana and its bearing on the systematics of hyoliths, Papers in Palaeontology 4, 85-100 doi:10.1002/spp2.1098 |
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!
