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Pilophyllum ✝
| Description | Pilophyllum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The sole species is Pilophyllum villosum, native to Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilophyllum, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Kyphophyllidae : Pilophyllum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Kyphophyllidae : Pilophyllum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Pilophyllum Wedekind, 1927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Sver. Geol. Undersök., (Ca) 19, 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 446 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 423 - 411 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Rugosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rugosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Rugosa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilophyllum |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Pilophyllum keyserlingi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pilophyllum massivum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Pilophyllum porosum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Pilophyllum zonatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1927 | Pilophyllum Wedekind |
| 1956 | Pilophyllum Hill |
| 1958 | Pilophyllum Kaljo |
| 1981 | Pilophyllum Hill |
| 2002 | Pilophyllum Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
