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Cyclozoa
Source Data |
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Rank | class (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Cyclozoa | ||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 635 - 541 Ma Neoproterozoic | ||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Cyclozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Cyclozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | no hard parts (based on Cyclozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||
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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Hallidaya ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Medusinites ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | |
Nimbia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | 501 Ma Cambrian | |
Planomedusites ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Skwia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2002 | Cyclozoa 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!