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Lytvophyllum ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Petalaxidae : Lytvophyllum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Petalaxidae : Lytvophyllum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Lytvophyllum Dobrolyubova, 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Paléont. U.S.S.R., 5, 146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 336 - 323 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 290 - 279 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Lytvophyllum flexuosum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Lytvophyllum hongi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Lytvophyllum mongeri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Lytvophyllum sustutense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Lytvophyllum tschernowi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Lytvophyllum wersonae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Siphonodendron hongi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thysanophyllum tschernowi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1941 | Lytvophyllum Dobrolyubova |
| 1981 | Lytvophyllum Hill |
| 2002 | Lytvophyllum Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2007 | Lytvophyllum Fedorowski et al. p. 152 |
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!
