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Colpophyllia
| Description | Colpophyllia is a genus of stony corals in the family Mussidae. It is monotypic with a single species, Colpophyllia natans, commonly known as boulder brain coral or large-grooved brain coral. It inhabits the slopes and tops of reefs, to a maximum depth of fifty metres. It is characterised by large, domed colonies, which may be up to two metres across, and by the meandering network of ridges and valleys on its surface. The ridges are usually brown with a single groove, and the valleys may be tan, green, or white and are uniform in width, typically 2 centimetres. The polyps only extend their tentacles at night. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colpophyllia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Colpophyllia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Colpophyllia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | C. R. Acad. Sci. (Paris), 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (13%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Faviidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, microcarnivore (based on Faviidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Faviidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colpophyllia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ceriosmilia iranica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Colpophyllia amaranthus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 7.25 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Colpophyllia applanata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Colpophyllia breviserialis species | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Colpophyllia duncani species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Colpophyllia elegans species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Colpophyllia inaequalis species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Colpophyllia iranica species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
| Colpophyllia malayica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Colpophyllia meandrinoides species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Colpophyllia mexicanum species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Colpophyllia multisepta species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Colpophyllia natans species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 105 | 7.25 Ma Miocene | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Colpophyllia nicholasi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Colpophyllia reagani ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
| Colpophyllia slavutytschensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Colpophyllia tenuis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Colpophyllia willoughbiensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Hydnophora longicollis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hydnophyllia applanata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hydnophyllia malayica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Monticularia meandrinoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mycetophyllia inaequalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1848 | Colpophyllia Milne-Edwards and Haime |
| 1992 | Colpophyllia Squires and Demetrion p. 19 |
| 1998 | Colpophyllia Johnson |
| 2000 | Colpophyllia Veron p. 210 |
| 2002 | Ceriosmilia Schuster |
| 2002 | Colpophyllia 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!
