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Ditoecholasma ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Ditoecholasmatidae : Ditoecholasma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Ditoecholasmatidae : Ditoecholasma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Ditoecholasma Simpson, 1900 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Bull. N. York Mus., (8) no. 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 453 - 443 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 443 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. 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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| Ditoecholasma acutiannulatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ditoecholasma lawrencense species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ditoecholasma rowetti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Ditoechelasma Lang, Smith & Thomas, 1940 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Ditoecholasmatidae : Ditoechelasma |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1900 | Ditoecholasma Simpson |
| 1940 | Ditoechelasma Lang et al. |
| 1956 | Ditoecholasma Hill |
| 1981 | Ditoecholasma Hill |
| 2002 | Ditoecholasma 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!
