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Fasciella ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Fasciellidae : Fasciella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Calcifoliida : Fasciellidae : Fasciella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Fasciella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 347 - 336 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 331 - 323 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | coastal,inner shelf,marine (based on Rhodophyceae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Rhodophyceae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph (based on Rhodophyceae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite,porous (based on Rhodophyceae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Vachard and P. Cozar. 2005. Falsocalcifolium nov. gen. and revision of the tribe Calcifolieae (Mississippian, incertae sedis algae). Geobios 38(6):803-822 |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2004 | Fasciella Vachard and Aretz |
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!
