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Priapulida
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| Rank | phylum (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Priapulida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (2.1%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 516 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Priapulida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Priapulida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Priapulida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | 535; LIFE HABIT: shallow infauna, facultatively mobile unattached or actively slow moving, predatory, mining, or suspension feeding according to Bambach et al. (2007). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | no hard parts (based on Priapulida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Priapulomorpha β order | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 311 Ma Carboniferous | |
 Ancalagonidae βfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Fieldiidae β family | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Miskoiidae β family | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Ottoiidae β family | listed (PBDB) | 31 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Selkirkiidae β family | listed (PBDB) | 51 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Acosmia β genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian | |
| Archotuba β genus | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Corynetis β genus | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Eximipriapulus β genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Lecythioscopa β genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Omnidens β genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Paraselkirkia β genus | listed (PBDB) | 19 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Scolecofurca β genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Sicyophorus β genus | listed (PBDB) | 16 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Singuuriqia β genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 530 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2002 | Priapulida Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2011 | Priapulida Edgecombe et al. p. 153 |
| 2015 | Priapulida Zhang et al. p. 1 |
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!
