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Lamottia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lamottiidae : Lamottia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositida : Lamottiidae : Lamottia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Lamottia Raymond, 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Rep. State Geol. Vermont, 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 468 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Tabulata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Tabulata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Tabulata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Lamottia heroensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1924 | Lamottia Raymond |
| 1981 | Lamottia Hill |
| 1988 | Lamottia Edwards |
| 2002 | Lamottia 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!
