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Dichocoenia
| Description | Dichocoenia is a monotypic genus of stony coral in the family Meandrinidae. It is represented by a single species, Dichocoenia stokesii, which is commonly known as pineapple coral, elliptical star coral, or pancake star coral. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and the western Atlantic Ocean. Dichocoenia stokesii has irregular calyces and its form can be either a massive, hemispherical hump or a flat, platform-like structure. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichocoenia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Meandrinidae : Dichocoenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pachyphyllidae : Dichocoenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Dichocoenia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Milne Edwards H., Haime J. (1848). Note sur la classification de la deuxième tribu de la famille des Astréides. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, Paris. 27: 490–497. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (20%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 125 - 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | microcarnivore, photosymbiotic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichocoenia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Dichocoenia aenigma species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Dichocoenia alabamensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Dichocoenia anomalos ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Dichocoenia caloosahatcheensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Dichocoenia distans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dichocoenia eminens species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 7.25 Ma Miocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Dichocoenia merriami ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
| Dichocoenia stellaris species | listed (PBDB) | 19 | 7.25 Ma Miocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Dichocoenia stokesi species | listed (PBDB) | 75 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Dichocoenia stokesii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dichocoenia trechmanni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dichocoenia tuberosa species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Favioseris Wells, 1934 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Meandrinidae : Favioseris |
| Parastrea Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Meandrinidae : Parastrea |
| Psilogyra Felix, 1903 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Meandrinidae : Psilogyra |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1848 | Dichocoenia Milne-Edwards and Haime |
| 1934 | Favioseris Wells |
| 1999 | Dichocoenia Baron-Szabo |
| 2002 | Dichocoenia Baron-Szabo |
| 2002 | Dichocoenia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2006 | Dichocoenia Baron-Szabo p. 80 |
| 2012 | Favioseris Löser |
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!
