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Roemerolites

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4882613https://www.gbif.org/species/4882613
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)5028https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=5028
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Roemeriidae : Roemerolites
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporida : Roemeriidae : Roemerolites
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderAuloporidaSokolov 1947
superfamilySyringoporicaeFromentel 1861
familyRoemeriidaePocta 1904
genusRoemerolitesDubatolov 1963
Scientific NameRoemerolites Dubatolov, 1963
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Roemerolitesgenusbelongs to Roemeriidaestated with evidenceHill, 1981
Roemerolitesgenusbelongs to Tabulatasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance393 - 388 Ma
Devonian
Last Recorded Appearance299 - 290 Ma
Paleozoic
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Auloporida)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Auloporida)
Taphonomylow 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

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1963Roemerolites Dubatolov
1981Roemerolites Hill
2002Roemerolites Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Hill D. (1981) Rugosa and Tabulata, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology 1 F
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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!
 
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