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Pseudopisthophyllum ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Opisthophyllidae : Pseudopisthophyllum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Pseudopisthophyllum Geyer, 1955 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Paläont. Z., 29 (3-4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 164 - 151 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 113 - 101 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | microcarnivore, photosymbiotic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | O. F. Geyer. 1955. Beiträge zur Korallenfauna des Stramberger Tithon. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 29(3-4):177-216 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Pseudopisthophyllum berckhemeri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Pseudopisthophyllum berkhemeri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pseudopisthophyllum polonense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Pseudopisthophyllum quinqueseptatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Pseudopisthophyllum rariseptata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Pseudopisthophyllum woznikensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Pseudopistophyllum Geyer, 1955 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Opisthophyllidae : Pseudopistophyllum |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1955 | Pseudopisthophyllum Geyer |
1975 | Pseudopisthophyllum Eliasova p. 18 |
2002 | Pseudopisthophyllum Sepkoski, Jr. |
2003 | Pseudopisthophyllum Baron-Szabo |
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!