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Culicia
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhizangiidae : Culicia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Culicia Dana, 1846 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia. 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (50%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 28.1 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Rhizangiidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Rhizangiidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rhizangiidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Faviina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Angia verrauxii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Culicia australiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Culicia cuticulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Culicia excavata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Culicia fragilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Culicia hoffmeisteri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Culicia inflata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Culicia parasita species | listed (PBDB) | 23 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Culicia quinaria species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Culicia rachaelfitzhardingeae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Culicia rachelfitzhardingeae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Culicia rubeola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Culicia smithii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Culicia stellata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Culicia subaustraliensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Culicia tenella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Culicia tenuisepes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Culicia verreauxi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lithodendron parasitum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Cylicia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhizangiidae : Cylicia |
| Angia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhizangiidae : Angia |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1846 | Culicia Dana |
| 1956 | Culicia Wells |
| 2002 | Culicia 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!
