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Subalveolitella ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Alveolitidae : Subalveolitella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositida : Alveolitidae : Subalveolitella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Subalveolitella Sokolov, 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Trud. Vses. Neft. nauch-issled. Geol. Raz. Inst., (N. S.) 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 441 - 439 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 427 - 423 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Tabulata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Tabulata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Tabulata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Subalveolitella majuscula ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 439 Ma Silurian | 439 Ma Silurian | |
| Subalveolitella minuscula ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 439 Ma Silurian | 439 Ma Silurian | |
| Subalveolitella repentina ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 427 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1955 | Subalveolitella Sokolov |
| 1964 | Subalveolitella Klaamann |
| 1981 | Subalveolitella Hill |
| 2002 | Subalveolitella 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!
