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Placophyllia
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Placophyllia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Placophylliidae : Placophyllia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Placophyllia d'Orbigny, 1849 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Note Polyp. Foss. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (20%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 201 - 191 Ma Early Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Lithodendron dianthus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Placophyllia bandeli species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Placophyllia blastemon species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Placophyllia chihuahuensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Placophyllia crassa species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 156 Ma Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
| Placophyllia curvata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Placophyllia dianthus species | listed (PBDB) | 14 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Placophyllia florosa species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Placophyllia mikaikarivensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Placophyllia minima species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
| Placophyllia rugosa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 23 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1848 | Placophyllia d'Orbigny |
| 1976 | Placophyllia Roniewicz |
| 1997 | Placophyllia Turnsek |
| 2002 | Placophyllia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2005 | Placophyllia Morycowa and Misik |
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!
