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Holocystis ✝
| Description | Holocystis is a genus of prehistoric stony corals. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocystis, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Holocystis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Cyathophoridae : Holocystis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Holocystis Lonsdale, 1849 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Quart. J. Geol. Soc. London, 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 130 - 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 122 - 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Cyathophoridae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. C. Baron-Szabo. 2003. Late Aptian-early Albian corals from the Mural Limestone of the Bisbee Group (Tuape and Cerro de Oro areas), Sonora, Mexico. Cretaceous Stratigraphy and Paleoecology, Texas and Mexico: Perkins Memorial Volume. Gulf Coast Section Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Foundation, Special Publications in Geology 1:187-225 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocystis |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cyathophora elegans ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Holocystis bukowinensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Holocystis dupini ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Holocystis nomikosi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Tetracoenia dupiniana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1850 | Holocystis Lonsdale |
| 1850 | Tetracoenia d'Orbigny |
| 2000 | Nowakocoenia Kolodziej and Gedl |
| 2003 | Holocystis Baron-Szabo |
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!
