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Coryphyllia ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Reimaniphylliidae : Coryphyllia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Coryphyllia Cuif, 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Bull. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat. Paris (Sci. Terre) 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 242 - 235 Ma Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 191 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Reimaniphylliidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Coryphyllia elliptica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Coryphyllia frechi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Coryphyllia regularis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Coryphyllia subregularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Coryphyllia xiaanensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Coryphyllia xraanensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Cuifia elliptica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1974 | Coryphyllia Cuif |
1986 | Coryphyllia Beauvais |
1989 | Coryphyllia Roniewicz |
2002 | Coryphyllia 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!