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Amphiastreidae
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Amphiastreidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Amphiastreidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 136 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 5 (3.7%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 237 - 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | R. C. Baron-Szabo. 2002. Scleractinian corals of the Cretaceous. Scleractinian corals of the Cretaceous, Knoxville, Tennessee |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Quenstedtiphylliinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Amphiastrea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 103 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Amphiaulastrea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Aulastraea genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Bathmosmilia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Budaia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Bussonastrea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Ceratocoenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Cheilosmilia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Cladophyllia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 141 | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | 61.6 Ma Paleocene | |
| Connectastrea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Donacosmilia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 21 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Hexamphiastrea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Hexapetalum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Hispaniastraea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 199 Ma Early Jurassic | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Hykeliphyllum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Keriophyllia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Lochmaeosmilia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 30 | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Mitrodendron ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 36 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Opisthophyllum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Oyonnaxastraea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pleuroaulastrea genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Pleurophyllia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 41 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Pleurostylina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Polymorphastraea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Pseudodiplocoenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Selenegyra ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Thamnosmilia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Thecidiosmilia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Eunomia contorta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eunomia cottaldina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eunomia nodosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eunomia rugosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1896 | Amphiastreidae Ogilvie |
| 1956 | Amphiastreidae Wells |
| 1975 | Amphiastraeidae Eliasova p. 5 |
| 2003 | Amphiastraeidae Pandey and Fürsich |
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!
