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Popofskyellum ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Popofskyellidae : Popofskyellum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Popofskyellidae : Popofskyellum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Popofskyellum Deflandre, 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 347 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 359 - 347 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Popofskyellum annulatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Popofskyellum conicum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Popofskyellum crinerensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Popofskyellum elemense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Popofskyellum palchrum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Popofskyellum pulchrum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Popofskyellum undulatum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1964 | Popofskyellum Deflandre |
| 2001 | Popofskyellum De Wever et al. p. 216 |
| 2002 | Popofskyellum Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Popofskyellum Wang et al. p. 140 |
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!
