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Seletonellaceae
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Seletonellaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Chlorophyta : Dasycladophyceae : Dasycladales : Seletonellaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Seletonellaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 470 - 453 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | coastal,inner shelf,oligotrophic,hypersaline,marine,brackish (based on Dasycladales) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Dasycladales) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph (based on Dasycladales) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite,porous (based on Dasycladales) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. Kiessling. 2003. Personal data. |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Dasyporella genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Epimastopora genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 41 | 331 Ma Carboniferous | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Epimastoporella ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Medusaegraptus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 443 Ma Silurian | 423 Ma Silurian | |
| Moniliporella genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Paraepimastopora ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 315 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2003 | Seletonellaceae Kiessling |
References
| Kiessling W. (2003) Personal data |
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!
