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Microphyllia ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Latomeandridae : Microphyllia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 197 - 190 Ma Early Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 70.6 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
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1849 | Microphyllia d'Orbigny |
| 1957 | Comophylliopsis Alloiteau |
| 1957 | Polyseris Alloiteau |
| 1960 | Plesiodiploria Alloiteau |
| 1997 | Microphyllia Baron-Szabo p. 85 |
| 2000 | Microphyllia Pandey et al. |
| 2002 | Comophylliopsis Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Microphyllia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Plesiodiploria Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Polyseris 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!
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