| Source Data | |
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Stylophora : Mitrata : Placocystella |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Placocystella | genus | belongs to Mitrata | second hand | Sepkoski, 2002 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 408 - 393 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 393 - 388 Ma
Devonian |
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| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) |
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| Motility | passively mobile (based on Mitrata) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Stylophora) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Mitrata) |
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| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) |
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| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) |
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| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Echinodermata) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
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Placocystella ✝
