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Axosmiliidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Axosmiliidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Axosmiliidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 174 - 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 101 - 94 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | microcarnivore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. C. Baron-Szabo and P. A. Fernández-Mendiola. 1997. Cretaceous scleractinian corals from the Albian of Cabo de Ajo (Cantabria Province, N-Spain). Paläontologische Zeitschrift 71(1/2):35-50 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Axosmilia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 134 | 174 Ma Middle Jurassic | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Axosmiliopsis ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Columnaphyllia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Pleurosmilia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1955 | Axosmiliidae Geyer |
| 1997 | Axosmiliidae Turnsek |
| 2003 | Axosmiliidae 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!
