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Synastraeidae
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Synastraeidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Synastraeidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 191 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. C. Baron-Szabo, A. Hamedani, and B. Senowbari-Daryan. 2003. Scleractinian corals from Lower Cretaceous deposits north of Esfahan (central Iran). Facies 48:199-216 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Crateroseris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
Dimorphoseris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Edwardsoseris ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Synastrea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 71 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1952 | Synastraeidae Alloiteau |
1956 | Synastreidae Wells |
1986 | Synastraeidae Beauvais |
1997 | Synastraeidae Turnsek |
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!