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Mussismilia
| Description | Mussismilia is a genus of stony corals in the subfamily Faviinae of the family Mussidae. This genus is restricted to the Atlantic Ocean off the coasts of Brazil. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mussismilia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Mussismilia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Mussidae : Mussismilia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Mussismilia Ortmann, 1890 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Ortmann AE 1890) Die Morphologie des Skeletts des Steinkorallen in Beziehung zur Koloniebildung. Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie, Leipzig 50: 278–316. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 4 (67%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 28.1 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | C. Perrin. 2000. Changes of palaeozonation patterns within Miocene coral reefs, Gebel Abu Shaar, Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Lethaia 33:253-268 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mussismilia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Dasyphyllia provincialis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mussismilia braziliensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Mussismilia harttii species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 7.25 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Mussismilia hispida species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 7.25 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Mussismilia provincialis species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Mussismilia sanmiguelensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mussismilia vindobonensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 13.7 Ma Miocene | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Protomussa Matthai, 1928 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Protomussa |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1890 | Mussismilia Ortmann |
| 2000 | Mussismilia Perrin |
| 2000 | Mussismilia Veron p. 32 |
| 2002 | Mussisilia Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
