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Agariciidae
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 139 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 39 (28%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 168 - 165 Ma Middle 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. W. Wells. 1956. Scleractinia. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology F:328-444 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Agaricia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 441 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Coeloseris genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Craterastraea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Cyathoseris genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 93 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Gardineroseris genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 25 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Helioseris genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Heterogyra ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Hydnophoroseris ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Lamellofungia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Leptoseris genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 166 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Maeandrella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Mioseris ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Monticuliphyllia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
| Morphastrea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Ogilviastraea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Pachyseris genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 91 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Pavona genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 257 | 61.6 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Plocoastraea ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Trochoseris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 57 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Trochoseropsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Valloria ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Vaughanoseris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1847 | Agariciidae Gray |
| 1956 | Agariciidae Wells |
References
| Wells J. W. (1956) Scleractinia, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology F, 328-444 |
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!
