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Diffingiidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Diffingiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Diffingiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Diffingiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 299 - 296 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 279 - 272 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. Fedorowski. 1985. Diffingiina, a new suborder of the rugose corals from SW Texas. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 30:209-240 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Diffingiinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 47 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Turgidiffiinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 21 | 296 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Diffingia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 47 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Turgidiffia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 296 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1985 | Diffingiidae Fedorowski p. 210 |
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!
