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Stereolasma ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Metriophyllidae : Stereolasma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Stereolasmatidae : Stereolasma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Stereolasma Simpson, 1900 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Bull. N. York Mus., (8) no. 39, 205 (as Sterelasma p. 222). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 419 - 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Stereolasma fereplena species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Stereolasma rectum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 72 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Stereoelasma Lang et al., 1940 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Metriophyllidae : Stereoelasma |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1900 | Stereolasma Simpson |
1940 | Stereoelasma Lang et al. |
1981 | Stereolasma Hill |
2002 | Stereolasma 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!