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Mycedium
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Mycedium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Mycedium Oken, 1815 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (33%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 11.6 - 3.6 Ma Neogene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Faviina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Faviina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Faviina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Mycedium elephantotus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
Mycedium tubifex species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1815 | Mycedium Oken |
1956 | Mycedium Wells |
2002 | Mycedium Sepkoski, Jr. |
2014 | Mycedium Huang et al. |
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!