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Pinacophyllidae ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pinacophyllidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Pinacophyllidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | G. D. Stanley, jr. and M. T. Whalen. 1989. Triassic Corals and Spongiomorphs from Hells Canyon, Wallowa Terrane, Oregon. Journal of Paleontology 63(6):800-819 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Cyathocoenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 21 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 56.0 Ma Paleocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1943 | Pinacophyllidae Vaughan and Wells |
1989 | Pinacophyllidae Stanley, jr. and Whalen |
References
Stanley, jr. G. D., Whalen M. T. (1989) Triassic Corals and Spongiomorphs from Hells Canyon, Wallowa Terrane, Oregon, Journal of Paleontology 63 6, 800-819 |
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!