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Frechastrea ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Frechastrea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Frechastrea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 380 - 376 Ma Late/Upper 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
Synonymy List
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| 2002 | Frechastrea 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!
