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Heterocoeniidae
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Heterocoeniidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Heterocoeniidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (6.4%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 164 - 152 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | S. Götz, H. Löser, and D. U. Schmid. 2005. Reef development on a deepening platform: two Early Cretaceous coralgal patch reefs (Cati, Llacova Formation, eastern Spain) compared. Cretaceous Research 26:864-881 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Canleria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Castiglionastrea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 157 Ma Jurassic | |
| Confusaforma ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Elasmocoenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Heterocoenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 56 | 156 Ma Jurassic | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Heterosmilia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Hexasmiliopsis ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Latusastrea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 57 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Pachythecophyllia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Styloheterocoenia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1930 | Heterocoeniidae Oppenheim |
| 2005 | Heterocoeniidae Götz et al. |
| 2006 | Heterocoeniidae Baron-Szabo p. 89 |
| 2006 | Heterocoeniidae Morycowa and Decrouez |
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!
