BETA TEST - Fossil data and pages are very much experimental and under development. Please report any problems
Polytremacis ✝
Source Data |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Helioporacea : Helioporidae : Polytremacis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Helioporacea : Polytremacis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Polytremacis d'Orbigny, 1849 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Note Polyp. Foss. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 161 - 133 Ma Mesozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 59.2 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Helioporacea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Helioporacea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Helioporacea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Helioporacea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heliopora blainvilleana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Heliopora edwardsana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Heliopora tenera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polytremacis blainvillei ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Polytremacis bulbosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polytremacis glomerata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polytremacis hancockensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Polytremacis lindstroemi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Polytremacis micropora species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polytremacis partschi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Polytremacis pseudoblainillei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Polytremacis tehuacanensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Polytremacis tenera ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Polytremacis urgonensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Stylophora tehuacanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
---|---|
2002 | Polytremacis Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!