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Epistreptophyllum ✝
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Calamophylliidae : Epistreptophyllum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dermosmiliidae : Epistreptophyllum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Epistreptophyllum Milaschewitsch, 1876 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Palaeontogr., 21, fasc. 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 190 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 16.0 - 11.6 Ma Miocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 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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| Calamosmilia typica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Epistreptophyllum aberrans ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Epistreptophyllum bathonicum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Epistreptophyllum boesei ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Epistreptophyllum bonjouri ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
| Epistreptophyllum budaensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Epistreptophyllum commune ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Epistreptophyllum compressum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Epistreptophyllum cornutiformis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 174 Ma Middle Jurassic | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Epistreptophyllum cylindratum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Epistreptophyllum densum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Epistreptophyllum diatritum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Epistreptophyllum discus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Epistreptophyllum ellipsoides ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Epistreptophyllum flabelliforme ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Epistreptophyllum giganteum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Epistreptophyllum griesbachi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Epistreptophyllum irregulare ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Epistreptophyllum montis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
| Epistreptophyllum pararticulatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Epistreptophyllum shumardi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Epistreptophyllum tenue ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Epistreptophyllum tithonicum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Epistreptophyllum tricentrum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Epistreptophyllum typicum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
| Epistreptophyllum valfinensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
| Epistreptophyllum vetustum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Epistreptophyllum vetusum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Frechia boesei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Frechia cornutiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Frechia shumardi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptophyllia montis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Leptophyllia tricentra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lithoseris compressa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Metethmos griesbachi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Montlivaltia valfinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Montlivaultia bonjouri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phlegmatoseris flabelliforme species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protethmos budaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Protethmos discus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1876 | Epistreptophyllum Milaschewitsch |
| 1900 | Frechia Gregory |
| 1900 | Metethmos Gregory |
| 1900 | Protethmos Gregory |
| 1969 | Epistreptophyllum Fischer |
| 1976 | Epistreptophyllum Roniewicz |
| 2002 | Protethmos 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!
