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Elysastraea ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Elysastraea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Elysastraea Laube, 1865 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 242 - 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 190 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Faviina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Montlivaltiidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Faviina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. C. Laube. 1865. Die Fauna der Schichten von St. Cassian: Ein Beitrag zur Paläontologie der Alpinen Trias. II. Abtheilung. Spongitarien, Corallen, Echiniden und Crinoiden |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Elyastraea juliana ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Elyastraea major ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Elyastraea profunda ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Elysastraea fischeri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Elysastraea oligocystis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Elysastraea parvula ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Elysastraea profunda ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Elyastraea Laube, 1865 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Elyastraea |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1865 | Elysastraea Laube |
| 1956 | Elysastraea Wells |
| 1997 | Elyastraea Turnsek |
| 2002 | Elyastraea 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!
