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Paracyathus
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Paracyathus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Paracyathus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Milne-Edwards, Henri & Jules Haime. 1848. Recherches sur les polypieres: Mémoire. , Fortin, Masson. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (7.7%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Caryophylliidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Paracyathus adetos species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
Paracyathus alternatus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Paracyathus altus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | |
Paracyathus andersoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracyathus arcuatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracyathus bastropensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Paracyathus bellus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Paracyathus californicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracyathus cavatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracyathus conceptus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracyathus coronatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracyathus crassus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Paracyathus cylindricus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Paracyathus darwinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracyathus ebonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracyathus folliculus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracyathus fulvus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracyathus granulosus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
Paracyathus henekeni species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
Paracyathus humilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracyathus incrustans species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
Paracyathus indicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracyathus javana ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
Paracyathus lifuensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracyathus marylandicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracyathus molokensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracyathus montereyensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracyathus nannodes ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
Paracyathus parvulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracyathus pedroensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
Paracyathus persicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracyathus peruvianus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
Paracyathus porcellanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracyathus procumbens species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
Paracyathus profundus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracyathus pruinosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracyathus pulchellus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracyathus ravni species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Paracyathus rotundatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracyathus rugosus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
Paracyathus sinuosus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
Paracyathus stearnsii species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Paracyathus stokesii ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
Paracyathus striatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paracyathus tasmanicus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Paracyathus taurinensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Paracyathus turonensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Paracyathus vaughani ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Paracyathus vaughani species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
Paracyathus vittatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1848 | Paracyathus Edwards and Haime |
1904 | Paracyathus Vaughan p. 438 |
1941 | Paracyathus Wells p. 313 |
1956 | Paracyathus Wells |
2002 | Paracyathus 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!