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Stephanastrea ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Stephanastrea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Stephanastrea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Stephanastrea Etallon, 1862 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Mém. Soc. Emul. Doubs, (3) 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 201 - 191 Ma Early Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 122 - 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Actinastreidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Actinastreidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Actinastreidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | asexual (based on Actinastreidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Actinastreidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. Errenst. 1991. Das korallenführende Kimmeridgium der nordwestliche Iberischen Ketten und angrenzender Gebiete (Fazies, Paläogeographie und Beschreibung der Korallenfauna), Teil 2. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 215:1-42 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Stephanastrea jurassica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
Stephanastrea montuosa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Stephanastrea ramulifera ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 26 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Stephanastrea simonneliana ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 12 | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Stephanastrea zangbeiensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
Synastrea simonneliana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Stephanasrea Etallon, 1862 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Stephanasrea |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1862 | Stephanastrea Etallon |
1976 | Stephanastrea Roniewicz |
1996 | Stephanastrea Morsch p. 675 |
2002 | Stephanasrea 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!