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Trocharea ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Trocharea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Trocharea Etallon, 1864 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | in Thurmann & Etallon, Leth. Bruntrutana, (3) 411 (ex N. Denkschr. Allg. Schweiz. Ges., 20). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 201 - 197 Ma Early Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 83.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Microsolenidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Microsolenidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Trocharea actiniformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Trocharea cupuloides ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Trochophlegma Gregory, 1900 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Trochophlegma |
Trocharaea Duncan, 1885 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Trocharaea |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1864 | Trocharea Etallon |
1900 | Trochophlegma Gregory |
1956 | Trocharea Wells |
1969 | Trocharea Fischer |
1969 | Trochophlegma Fischer |
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!