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Multisolenia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Multisoleniidae : Multisolenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositida : Multisoleniidae : Multisolenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Multisolenia Fritz, 1937 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | J. Paleont., 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 439 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 427 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Multisolenia excelsa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 428 Ma Silurian | 428 Ma Silurian | |
| Multisolenia extrema ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 431 Ma Silurian | 431 Ma Silurian | |
| Multisolenia frivola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Multisolenia temperans ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 443 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Multisolenia tortuosa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 35 | 443 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
| Multisolenia tortuosaeformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1937 | Multisolenia Fritz |
| 1964 | Multisolenia Klaamann |
| 1981 | Multisolenia Hill |
| 2002 | Multisolenia 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!
