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Phillipsia ✝
| Description | Phillipsia is a genus of fungi in the family Sarcoscyphaceae. There are about 17 species in the genus, which collectively have a widespread distribution in subtropical and tropical areas. The genus was circumscribed by Miles Joseph Berkeley in 1881. The generic name honours Wales-born English botanist William Phillips (1822–1905). From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillipsia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Phillipsia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Phillipsia Portlock, 1843 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Rep. Geol. Londonderry: 305 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 354 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 272 - 265 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Proetidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | deposit feeder (based on Proetida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. E. Portlock. 1843. Report on the Geology of the County of Londonderry and of parts of Tyrone and Fermanagh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillipsia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Phillipsia (Griffithides) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 86 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Phillipsia aequalis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Phillipsia aliensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Phillipsia bittneri ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 339 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Phillipsia dubia ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Phillipsia eichwaldi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 339 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Phillipsia grandis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Phillipsia jonesii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phillipsia kellyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phillipsia kojensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Phillipsia mucronata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phillipsia najensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1843 | Phillipsia Portlock p. 305 |
| 1963 | Phillipsia Campbell and Engel p. 113 |
| 2002 | Phillipsia Jell and Adrain p. 425 |
| 2002 | Phillipsia 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!
