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Neotryplasma ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Tryplasmatidae : Neotryplasma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cystiphyllida : Tryplasmatidae : Neotryplasma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Neotryplasma Kaljo, 1957 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Loodusuur. Seltsi Aastar. 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 446 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Neotryplasma codonophylloides ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Neotryplasma longiseptata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1957 | Neotryplasma Kaljo |
| 1981 | Neotryplasma Hill |
| 2002 | Neotryplasma 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!
