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Angusticornidae ✝
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Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Hyolitha : Hyolithida : Angusticornidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 513 - 505 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 513 - 501 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) | P. D. Kruse. 1990. Cambrian palaeontology of the Daly Basin. Northern Territory Geological Survey 7:1-58 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Gaka ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
Nganki ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 12 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
Yuku ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1990 | Angusticornidae Kruse p. 45 |
References
Kruse P. D. (1990) Cambrian palaeontology of the Daly Basin, Northern Territory Geological Survey 7, 1-58 |
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!