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Placocoeniidae
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Placocoeniidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Placocoeniidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 170 - 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | R. Baron-Szabo. 2006. Corals of the K/T-boundary: scleractinian corals of the suborders Astrocoeniina, Faviina, Rhipidogyrina and Amphiastraeina. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 4(1):1-108 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Astrogyra ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Columnocoenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 73 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Neocoenia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Paraplacocoenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 20 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Placocoenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 24 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Placocoeniopsis ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Taxogyra ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1952 | Placocoeniidae Alloiteau |
| 2006 | Placocoeniidae Baron-Szabo p. 45 |
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!
