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Frechastraea ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Phillipsastreidae : Frechastraea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Phillipsastreidae : Frechastraea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Frechastraea Scrutton, 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Geol.) 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 388 - 384 Ma Middle Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 380 - 372 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) | D. Hill. 1981. Rugosa and Tabulata. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology 1(F) |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Frechastraea borealis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Frechastraea coeni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Frechastraea delicatula ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Frechastraea glabra ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Frechastraea phillipsastraeiformis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Frechastraea pollicaris ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Frechastraea scruttoni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Hexagonaria phillipsastraeiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phillipsastrea delicatula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1968 | Frechastraea Scrutton |
| 1981 | Frechastraea Hill |
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!
