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Axophyllum ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lonsdaleiidae : Axophyllum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Axophyllidae : Axophyllum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Axophyllum Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1850 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Brit. Foss. Corals (Pal. Soc., 3), lxxii. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 345 - 345 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 301 - 300 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Axophyllum begaense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Axophyllum dibunoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Axophyllum expansum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Axophyllum lonsdaleiforme ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 331 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Axophyllum parkinsoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Axophyllum pseudokirsopianum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 331 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Axophyllum radicatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1850 | Axophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime |
| 1981 | Axophyllum Hill |
| 2002 | Axophyllum 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!
