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Fungiastraea ✝
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Calamophylliidae : Fungiastraea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Fungiastraea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Fungiastraea Alloiteau, 1952 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | in Piveteau, Traité de Paléont., 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 176 - 172 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Latomeandridae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | asexual (based on Latomeandridae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Fungiastraea (Fungiastraeopsis) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Astrea cristata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fungiastraea arachnoides ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 31 | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Fungiastraea columellaris ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Fungiastraea conferta ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Fungiastraea cotteaui ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Fungiastraea crespoi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Fungiastraea cristata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 156 Ma Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Fungiastraea excavata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Fungiastraea excelsa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Fungiastraea gillieroni ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
| Fungiastraea laganum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Fungiastraea moeschi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Fungiastraea muelleri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Fungiastraea oculata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Fungiastraea pseudarachnoides ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Fungiastraea pseudoarachnoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fungiastraea subpolygonalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fungiastraea subtilis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 156 Ma Jurassic | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Madrepora arachnoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Synastrea conferta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thamnasteria moeschi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thamnasteria oculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thamnastraea columellaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thamnastraea crespoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thamnastraea gillieroni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thamnastraea pseudarachnoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Fungiastrea Alloiteau, 1952 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Calamophylliidae : Fungiastrea |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1952 | Fungiastraea Alloiteau |
| 1976 | Fungiastraea Roniewicz |
| 2002 | Fungiastraea Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2007 | Fungiastrea Pandey et al. |
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!
