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Sicyophorus ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Priapulida : Sicyophorus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 516 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Sicyophorus) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Priapulida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Sicyophorus) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: Shallow infaunal, fully motile slow, predator according to Bambach et al (2007). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | no hard parts (based on Priapulida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | S. Q. Dornbos and J.-Y. Chen. 2008. Community palaeoecology of the early Cambrian Maotianshan Shale biota: Ecological dominance of priapulid worms. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 258:200-212 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Palaeopriapulites parvus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Sicyophorus rara ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 520 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1999 | Palaeopriapulites Hou et al. |
| 1999 | Protopriapulites Hou et al. |
| 2007 | Palaeopriapulites Bambach et al. |
| 2007 | Protopriapulites Bambach et al. |
| 2008 | Sicyophorus Dornbos and Chen |
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!
