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Archaeocyathidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Archaeocyathidae | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Archaeocyathidae | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Archaeocyathidae | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 530 - 520 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 513 - 505 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Porifera) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Porifera) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. E. Raymond. 1931. Notes on invertebrate fossils, with descriptions of new species. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 55(6):165-213 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Araneocyathus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Archaeocyathus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 90 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Archaeopharetra ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 31 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Copleicyathus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian | |
| Ethmophyllum ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 31 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Metacyathus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Metaldetes ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 21 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Protopharetra ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 133 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1910 | Archaeocyathidae Taylor |
| 1931 | Archaeocyathidae Raymond p. 176 |
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!
