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Hydnophyllia
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Hydnophyllia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Hydnophyllia Reis, 1889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Reis, O.M. (1889). Die Korallen der Reiter Schichten. Geognostichte Jahreshefte. 2: 91-162. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Faviina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Faviina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Faviina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. W. Wells. 1956. Scleractinia. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology F:328-444 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Hydnophyllia collinaria ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Hydnophyllia costata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 7.25 Ma Miocene | 7.25 Ma Miocene | |
| Hydnophyllia eocaenica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hydnophyllia fimbriata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Hydnophyllia scalaria ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
| Hydnophyllia serpentinoides ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Hydnophyllia stellata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Hydnophyllia sublabyrinthica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1889 | Hydnophyllia Reis |
| 2016 | Hydnophyllia Budd and Bosellini |
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!
