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Phyllosmilia ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Meandrinidae : Phyllosmilia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Phyllosmilia Fromentel, 1862 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | in d'Orbigny, Pal. Franç., (1) Terr. crét., 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Faviina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Faviina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Phyllosmilia aegiale ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Phyllosmilia costata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phyllosmilia crassa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phyllosmilia cureti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phyllosmilia didymophila ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Phyllosmilia elongata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phyllosmilia expansa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phyllosmilia felixi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Phyllosmilia flabelliformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phyllosmilia lanquinei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phyllosmilia minima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phyllosmilia reussi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Phyllosmilia toucasi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Trochosmilia didymophila species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1862 | Phyllosmilia Fromentel |
2002 | Phyllosmilia Sepkoski, Jr. |
2006 | Phyllosmilia Baron-Szabo p. 70 |
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!