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Acrocyathus ✝
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lithostrotionidae : Acrocyathus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Lithostrotionidae : Acrocyathus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Acrocyathus d'Orbigny, 1849 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Note Polyp, Foss. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 345 - 336 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 345 - 336 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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Acrocyathus floriformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acrocyathus girtyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acrocyathus pilatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Acrocyathus proliferus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1849 | Acrocyathus d'Orbigny |
1981 | Acrocyathus Hill |
2002 | Acrocyathus 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!
Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA