Period: 398 million to 385 million years ago.
†Atlantidosteus (Genus) H. Lelièvre, 1984
Entire range:
†Atlantidosteus pacifica G.C. Young, 2003
†Glyptolepis (Genus)
†Livoniana (Genus) P. Ahlberg et al., 2000
†Livoniana multidentata P. Ahlberg et al., 2000
†Panderichthyidae (Family) Vorobyeva, in Vorobyeva & Lyarskaya, 1968 - panderichthyids
Lower limit:
†Strunius (Genus) Jessen, 1966
Within limits:
Chimaeridae (Family) - shortnose chimaeras
†Hibbardellina (Order)
†Ptyctodontida (Order)
Within limits:
Vertebrata (Subphylum) Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
Lower limit:
Archaeognatha (Order) - bristletails
Within limits:
Insecta (Class) C. Linnaeus, 1758 - insects
Pterygota (Infraclass)
Entire range:
†Treposella (Genus) Ulrich & Bassler, 1908
Within limits:
Bairdia (Genus) McCoy, 1844
Branchiopoda (Class) Latreille, 1817 - branchiopods
Cephalocarida (Class) H.L. Sanders, 1955 - cephalocarids
Lepadomorpha (Suborder) Pilsbry, 1916
Malacostraca (Class) Latreille, 1802
Myodocopida (Order) Sars, 1866
Ostracoda (Class) Latreille, 1802 - ostracods
Peracarida (Superorder) Calman, 1904
Phyllocarida (Subclass) Packard, 1879 - leptostracans
Platycopida (Order) Sars, 1866
Podocopida (Order) (Sars, 1866) G.W. Müller, 1894
Upper limit:
†Lichidae (Family)
†Styginidae (Family)
Entire range:
†Ceratarges (Genus) Gürich, 1901
†Ceratarges armatus (Goldfuss, 1839)
†Ceratarges armatus armatus (Goldfuss, 1839)
†Deveonobiomorpha (Order) (Shear & Bonamo, 1988)
†Scutellum (Genus) Pusch, 1833
†Scutellum (Scutellum) costatum Pusch, 1833
†Scutellum subg. Scutellum
Lower limit:
Hexapoda (Superclass) Latreille, 1825
Within limits:
Arachnida (Class) Cuvier, 1812
Arthropoda (Phylum) Latreille, 1829 - arthropods
Chelicerata (Superclass)
Collembola (Order) Lubbock, 1870 - springtails
Entognatha (Class)
Eupodidae (Family) C.L. Koch, 1842
Opiliones (Order) Sundevall, 1833 - harvestmen
Pantopoda (Order) Gerstäcker, 1863
†Phalangiotarbida (Order) Haase, 1890
Progoneata
Pseudoscorpiones (Order) De Geer, 1778
Scorpiones (Order) C.L. Koch, 1837 - scorpions
†Trigonotarbida (Order) Petrunkevitch, 1949
†Uraraneida (Order) Selden & Shear, 2008
Xiphosura (Class) Latreille, 1802 - horseshoe crabs
Xiphosurida (Order) Latreille, 1802
Upper limit:
†Cyrtonellida (Order)
Entire range:
†Bigalea (Genus) Pojeta & Runnegar, 1976
†Cimitaria (Genus) Hall, 1869
†Grammysia (Genus) de Verneuil, 1847
†Liromytilus (Genus)
†Nuculites (Genus) Conrad, 1841
†Orthonota (Genus) Conrad, 1841
†Paracyclas (Genus) Hall, 1843
†Tanaodon (Genus) Kirk, 1927
Lower limit:
†Conocardium (Genus) Bronn, 1834
Within limits:
†Actinoceratoidea (Subclass)
†Ammonoidea (Subclass)
†Bactritoidea (Subclass)
Bivalvia (Class) C. Linnaeus, 1758 - bivalves
†Bransonia (Genus) Pojeta & Runnegar, 1976
Cephalopoda (Class) Cuvier, 1797 - cephalopods
Coleoidea (Subclass) Bather, 1888
†Conocardioida (Order) Neumayr, 1891
Gastropoda (Class) Cuvier, 1795 - snails and slugs
†Hippocardia (Genus) Brown, 1843
†Hyolithida (Order) Matthew, 1899
†Murchisonia (Genus)
Nautiloidea (Subclass) Agassiz, 1847
Nautilus (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1758
Patellina (Suborder) von Ihering, 1876
†Platyceras (Genus) Conrad, 1840
†Rostroconchia (Class) Pojeta et al., 1972
Scaphopoda (Class) Bronn, 1862 - tusk shells
Within limits:
Polychaeta (Class) Grube, 1850 - polychaetes
Spirorbis (Genus) Daudin, 1800
Upper limit:
†Clorindoidea (Superfamily)
†Cyclocystoidea (Class)
†Davidsoniidina (Suborder)
†Davidsonioidea (Superfamily)
†Delthyridoidea (Superfamily)
†Homalozoa (Subphylum) Whitehouse, 1941
†Orthothecida (Order) Marek, 1966
†Palaferelloidea (Superfamily)
†Plectambonitoidea (Superfamily)
†Rhynchospirinoidea (Superfamily)
†Stylophora (Class) - stylophorans
Entire range:
†Actinophyllum (Genus) Phillips, 1848
†Alveolites goldfussi Billings
†Anostylostroma (Genus) Parks, 1936
†Aulopora (Genus) Goldfuss, 1829
†Aulopora serpens Goldfuss
†Breviphrentis (Genus) Stumm, 1949
†Calceola sandalina Lamark
†Cyathocylindrium (Genus) Oliver, 1974
†Cylindrophyllum (Genus)
†Cystiphyllum conifollis
†Devonaster (Genus) Schuchert, 1915
†Enallophrentis (Genus)
†Encrinaster (Genus) Haeckel, 1866
†Favosites ocellatus (Davis)
†Heliophyllum (Genus) Dana, 1848
†Heteroschisma (Genus) Wachsmuth, 1883
†Placoblastus (Genus) Fay, 1961
†Pleurodictyum lenticulare Hall
†Syringostroma (Genus)
†Thamnopora limitaris (Rominger)
Lower limit:
†Echinoconchoidea (Superfamily)
†Orthotetoidea (Superfamily)
Within limits:
Acrotretida (Order) Kuhn, 1949
†Acrotretoidea (Superfamily)
†Adolfioidea (Superfamily)
†Ambocoelioidea (Superfamily)
Amphidiscophora (Subclass) F.E. von Schulze, 1887
Amphidiscosida (Order) Schrammen
Annelida (Phylum) Lamarck, 1809 - segmented worms
†Anthaspidellidae (Family) Miller, 1889
Anthozoa (Class) Ehrenberg, 1831
Asteroidea (Class) - sea stars
†Astraeospongiidae (Family) de Laubenfels, 1955
†Astylospongiidae (Family) Rauff, 1893
†Athyridida (Order)
†Athyrididina (Suborder)
†Athyridoidea (Superfamily)
†Atrypida (Order)
†Atrypidina (Suborder)
†Atrypoidea (Superfamily)
†Blastoidea (Class)
Brachiopoda (Phylum) Duméril, 1806 - brachiopods
†Brachythyridoidea (Superfamily)
Calcarea (Class) Bowerbank, 1864 - calcareous sponges
†Camarotoechioidea (Superfamily)
†Camerates (Subclass)
Ceractinomorpha (Subclass) Lévi, 1973
†Chiastoclonellidae (Family) de Laubenfels, 1955
†Chileata (Class)
†Chilidiopsoidea (Superfamily)
†Chonetidina (Suborder)
†Chonetoidea (Superfamily) Bronn, 1862
Clionaidae (Family) d'Orbigny, 1851
†Cnemidiastridae (Family) Schrammen, 1936
Cnidaria (Phylum) Hatschek, 1888 - cnidarians
†Conulariida (Order) Miller & Gurley, 1896
†Conulata (Class) Moore & Harrington, 1956
Craniata (Class) Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer & Popov, 1996
Craniida (Order) Waagen, 1885
Craniidae (Family) Menke, 1828
Craniiformea (Subphylum) Popov, Bassett, Holmer & Laurie, 1993
Cranioidea (Superfamily) Menke, 1828
†Craniopsida (Order) Gorjansky & Popov, 1985
†Craniopsidae (Family) Williams, 1963
†Craniopsoidea (Superfamily) Williams, 1963
Crinoidea (Class) - sea lilies and feather stars
†Cryptonelloidea (Superfamily)
†Cryptostomata (Order)
Ctenophora (Phylum) Eschscholtz, 1829 - comb jellies
Ctenostomata (Order) Busk, 1852
†Cyrtinidina (Suborder)
†Cyrtinoidea (Superfamily)
†Cyrtospiriferoidea (Superfamily)
†Cystoporata (Order)
†Dalmanellidina (Suborder)
†Dalmanelloidea (Superfamily)
†Delthyridina (Suborder)
Demospongiae (Class) Sollas, 1875 - demosponges
†Dendroidea (Order)
†Dictyonellida (Order)
†Dictyospongiidae (Family) Hall, 1882
†Dictyospongioidea (Suborder) Hall & Clarke, 1899
†Dielasmatoidea (Superfamily)
†Dierespongioidea (Suborder) Rigby, 1976
Discinidae (Family)
Discinoidea (Superfamily)
†Echinocystitoida (Order)
Echinodermata (Phylum) Klein, 1734 ex De Brugière, 1789 - echinoderms
Echinoidea (Class) - sea urchins and sand dollars
Ectoprocta (Phylum) Nitsche, 1870 - ectoprocts
†Edrioasteroidea (Class)
†Eichwaldioidea (Superfamily)
†Enteletoidea (Superfamily)
†Eurypterida (Order) Burmeister, 1843 - eurypterids
†Fenestrata (Order)
†Flexibles (Subclass)
†Graptolithina (Class)
Gymnolaemata (Class)
†Gypiduloidea (Superfamily)
Hadromerida (Order) Topsent, 1898
†Haplistiidae (Family) de Laubenfels, 1955
Hemichordata (Phylum) (Bateson, 1885) auct. - hemichordates
†Heteractinida (Order) Hinde, 1888
Hexactinellida (Class) O. Schmidt, 1870 - hexactinellids
Hexasterophora (Subclass) F.E. von Schulze, 1887
Holothuroidea (Class) - sea cucumbers
Hydrozoa (Class) Owen, 1843
†Hyolithes (Genus) Eichwald, 1840
†Inadunates (Subclass)
Lingula (Genus) Bruguière, 1797
Lingulata (Class)
Lingulida (Order) Waagen, 1885
Linguliformea (Subphylum)
Linguloidea (Superfamily) Menke, 1828
†Linoproductoidea (Superfamily)
†Lissatrypidina (Suborder)
†Lissatrypoidea (Superfamily)
Lithistida (Order) Schmidt, 1870 - lithistids
†Lobopodia (Phylum) Snodgrass, 1938 - lobopodians
Lyssacinosida (Order) (Zittel, 1877) W.D. Hartman, in S.P. Parker, 1982
†Martinioidea (Superfamily)
†Meristelloidea (Superfamily)
†Michelinia (Genus) Koninck, 1841
Mollusca (Phylum) Linnaeus, 1758 - molluscs
Monoplacophora (Class) Odhner, 1940 - monoplacophorans
†Nucleospiroidea (Superfamily)
†Obolidae (Family)
†Ophiocistioidea (Class)
Ophiuroidea (Class) - brittle stars and basket stars
†Orchocladina (Suborder) Rauff, 1893
†Orthida (Order) Schuchert & Cooper, 1932
†Orthotetida (Order)
†Orthotetidina (Suborder)
†Palaechinoida (Order)
†Pentamerida (Order)
†Pentameridina (Suborder)
Platyasterida (Order)
Polyplacophora (Class) Blainville, 1816 - chitons
Porifera (Phylum) Grant, in Todd, 1836 - sponges
†Procoelomata (Phylum) Bergström, 1989
†Productida (Order)
†Productidina (Suborder)
†Productoidea (Superfamily)
†Protorthida (Order)
†Protospongioidea (Suborder) Finks, 1960
Pterobranchia (Class) - pterobranchs
Pugnacoidea (Superfamily)
Pycnogonida (Class) Latreille, 1810 - pycnogonids
†Reticularioidea (Superfamily) Waagen, 1883
†Reticulosa (Order) Reid, 1958
†Retziidina (Suborder)
†Retzioidea (Superfamily)
†Rhizomorina (Suborder) Zittel, 1878
†Rhombifera (Class)
Rhynchonellata (Class)
Rhynchonellida (Order)
Rhynchonelliformea (Subphylum)
†Rhynchotrematoidea (Superfamily)
†Rugosa (Order)
Scyphozoa (Class) - jellyfish
†Skenidioidea (Superfamily) Kozlowski, 1929
†Sphaerocladina (Suborder) Schrammen, 1910
†Sphinctozoa (Order)
†Spiriferida (Order) Waagen, 1883
†Spiriferidina (Suborder) Waagen, 1883
†Spiriferinida (Order)
Stenolaemata (Class)
†Stenoscismatoidea (Superfamily)
†Strophalosiidina (Suborder)
†Strophalosioidea (Superfamily)
†Strophomenata (Class)
†Strophomenida (Order) Opik, 1934
†Strophomenoidea (Superfamily)
†Tabulata (Order)
Terebratulida (Order)
Terebratulidina (Suborder)
Tetracladina (Suborder) Zittel, 1878
Tetractinomorpha (Subclass) Lévi
†Theodossioidea (Superfamily)
†Trepostomata (Order) Ulrich, 1882
Tubuliporata (Order)
†Uncinuloidea (Superfamily)
Verongida (Order) Bergquist
Zoantharia (Subclass)
Within limits:
Chordata (Phylum) Bateson, 1885 - chordates
†Stromatoporoidea (Class) Nicholson & Murie
Within limits:
Glomeromycota (Phylum) C. Walker & A. Schüßler, in A. Schüßler et al., 2001 - arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
Entire range:
†Calamophyton primaevum Krausel & Weyland
†Cladoxylopsida (Class) - cladoxylopsids
†Hyenia (Genus) A.G. Nathorst, 1914
†Hyenia complexa Leclercq
†Hyenia elegans Krausel & Weyland
†Hyeniales (Order)
†Wattieza (Genus) Stockmans - Gilboa tree
†Wattieza casasii C.M. Berry, 2000
†Wattieza givetiana Stockmans
Lower limit:
†Aneurophytales (Order)
Within limits:
†Barinophytaceae (Family)
Bryophyta (Phylum) A. Braun (1864) - mosses
Plantae (Kingdom) Haeckel, 1866 - plants
†Protobarinophyton (Genus) A.R. Anan'ev, in L.L. Halfin, 1955
Upper limit:
†Cymatiosphaera multisepta Deunff, 1955
Within limits:
†Buedingiisphaeridium (Genus) Schaarschmidt, 1963 emend. Lister, 1970 emend. Sarjeant & Stancliffe, 1994
Charales (Order) Lindley, 1836 - charophytes sensu stricto
Charales (Order) Lindley, 1836 - stoneworts
†Comasphaeridium (Genus) Staplin, Jansonius & Pocock, 1965
Dasycladaceae (Family) Kützing, 1843
Dasycladales (Order) Pascher, 1931
†Dorsennidium (Genus) Wicander, 1974
†Dorsennidium europaeum (Stockmans & Willière, 1960) Sarjeant & Stancliffe, 1994
†Dorsennidium europaeum subsp. europaeum (Stockmans & Willière, 1960) Sarjeant & Stancliffe, 1994
†Gorgonisphaeridium (Genus) Staplin, Jansonius & Pocock, 1965
†Micrhystridium (Genus) Deflandre, 1937
†Multiplicisphaeridium (Genus) Staplin, 1961
Upper limit:
†Bursachitina (Genus) Taugourdeau, 1966
†Eisenackitina (Genus) Jansonius, 1964
†Linochitina (Genus) Eisenack, 1968
†Margachitininae (Subfamily) Paris, 1981
†Urochitina (Genus) Taugourdeau & de Jekhowsky, 1960
†Urochitininae (Subfamily) Paris, 1981
Entire range:
†Alpenachitina (Genus) Dunn & Miller, 1964
†Alpenachitina eisenacki Dunn & Miller, 1964
†Ramochitina ramosi Sommer & van Boekel, 1964
Within limits:
†Acritarcha Evitt, 1963 - acritarchs
†Ancyrochitina (Genus) Eisenack, 1955
†Ancyrochitininae (Subfamily) Paris, 1981
†Angochitininae (Subfamily) Paris, 1981
†Chitinozoa - chitinozoans
†Cyathochitininae (Subfamily) Paris, 1981
†Desmochitinidae (Family) Eisenack, 1931
†Desmochitininae (Subfamily) (Eisenack, 1931) Paris, 1981
Foraminifera (Class) Lee, 1990
†Fungochitina (Genus) Taugourdeau, 1966
†Lagenochitina (Genus) Eisenack, 1931
†Lagenochitinidae (Family) Eisenack, 1931
†Lagenochitininae (Subfamily) (Eisenack, 1931) Paris, 1981
†Operculatifera (Order) Eisenack, 1931
Paleodictyon (Genus) Menghini, 1850
Polycystinea (Class) - polycystines
†Prosomatifera (Order) Eisenack, 1972
Spirotrichea (Class) Bütschli, 1889
Within limits:
Animalia (Kingdom) Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Eukaryota (Domain) Chatton, 1925 - eukaryotes
Fungi (Kingdom) T.L. Jahn & F.F. Jahn, 1949 ex R.T. Moore, 1980 - fungi
Within limits:
Cyanobacteria (Phylum) Stanier, 1974 ex Cavalier-Smith, 2002 - cyanobacteria
Within limits:
Biota
Within limits:
Aldan Shield
Anabar Shield
Arabian-Nubian Shield
Baikal Fold Belt
Baltic Shield
Cameroon N'tem Complex
Central Africa Craton
Chaillu Craton
Committee Bay Block
Congo Craton
Ethiopian Block
†Euramerica
†Gondwana E. Suess, 1861
Greenland Shield
Guapore Craton
Guiana Shield
Indian Shield
Kaapvaal Craton
Kaminak Group
Kasaï Craton
Labrador Shield
Litchfield Complex
Luis Alves Massif
Madagascar Craton
Man Shield
Nanambu Complex
Napier Complex
Pilbara Block
†Proto-Tethys Ocean
Reguibat Shield
Rio de la Plata Craton
Rio de la Plata Massif
Rul Jungle Complex
São Francisco Craton
Sayan Fold Belt
Scottish Shield
Sebakwe Proto-Craton
Slave Craton
Slave Province
Superior Craton
Superior Province
Tanzanian Craton
Tarim Craton
Tuareg Shield
Ukrainian Shield
West African Craton
Wyoming Province
Yangtze Craton
Yienisei Fold Belt
Yilgarn Block
Zambian Block
Zimbabwe Craton
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