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Pseudolitheliidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Latentifistularia : Pseudolitheliidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 273 - 254 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 252 - 247 Ma Phanerozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. De Wever, P. Dumitrica, and JP Caulet, C. Nigrini, M. Caridroit. 2001. Radiolarians in the sedimentary record. London (Gordon & Breach Sc) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Grandetortura ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 260 Ma Permian | 252 Ma Permian | |
| Octatormentum ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 273 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1989 | Pseudolitheliidae Kozur and Mostler |
| 1991 | Grandetorturidae Sashida and Tonishi |
| 2001 | Pseudolitheliidae De Wever et al. |
| 2017 | Pseudolitheliidae Noble et al. p. 467 |
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!
