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Enigmalites lectus ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8470634https://www.gbif.org/species/8470634
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)203493https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=203493
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Syringoporidae : Enigmalites : Enigmalites lectus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporida : Syringoporidae : Enigmalites : Enigmalites lectus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderAuloporidaSokolov 1947
superfamilySyringoporicaeFromentel 1861
familySyringoporidaeFromentel 1864
genusEnigmalitesTchudinova 1975
speciesEnigmalites lectusTchudinova 1975
Generic NameEnigmalites
Scientific NameEnigmalites lectus Tchudinova, 1975
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Enigmalites lectusspeciesbelongs to Enigmalitesstated with evidenceTchudinova, 1975
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance295 - 293 Ma
Permian
Last Recorded Appearance295 - 293 Ma
Permian
Motilitystationary, attached, epibiont (based on Syringoporidae)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietsuspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Syringoporidae)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Tabulata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)I. I. Tchudinova. 1975. Revision of the Syringopora described by AA Stuckenberg. Paleontological Journal 9:7-19

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1975Enigmalites lectus Tchudinova p. 14 fig. 1

References

Tchudinova I. I. (1975) Revision of the Syringopora described by AA Stuckenberg, Paleontological Journal 9, 7-19
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!
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