Source Data | |
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Deltocyathidae : Deltocyathus : Deltocyathus complanatus |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Deltocyathus : Deltocyathus complanatus |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Deltocyathus |
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Scientific Name | Deltocyathus complanatus Squires, 1958 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Deltocyathus complanatus | species | belongs to Deltocyathus | stated with evidence | Squires, 1958 |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 85.8 - 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) |
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Motility | stationary (based on Deltocyathus) |
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Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Deltocyathus) |
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Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) |
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Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Deltocyathus) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. F. Squires. 1958. The Cretaceous and Tertiary corals of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 29:1-107 |
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