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Cyclolitidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Cyclolitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Cyclolitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Aspidastraea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Aspidiscus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Cyclolites genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cyclolitopsis ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Paracycloseris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 20 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1851 | Cyclolitidae d'Orbigny |
| 1956 | Cyclolitidae Wells p. F386 |
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!
