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Cystodictyonidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Cystodictyonidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Cystodictyonidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Stenolaemata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Stenolaemata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Stenolaemata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. Bock. 2006. http://bryozoa.net. |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cystodictya ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 88 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Dichotrypa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Filiramoporina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 296 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Sulcoretepora ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 168 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Taeniopora ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 29 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Taenioporina ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Wysejacksonella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1884 | Cystodictyonidae Ulrich |
| 1911 | Cystodictyonidae Bassler |
| 2006 | Cystodictyonidae Bock |
| 2009 | Cystodictyonidae Ernst et al. p. 138 |
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!
