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Eohydnophora ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Eohydnophora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Eohydnophora Yabe & Eguchi, 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Proc. Imp. Acad. Japan, 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 145 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 105 - 94 Ma Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Faviidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, microcarnivore (based on Faviidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Faviidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Eohydnophora bangonghuensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Eohydnophora crassa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Eohydnophora incerta ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Eohydnophora ovalis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Eohydnophora picteti ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 18 | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Eohydnophora sanchuensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Eohydnophora tosaensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Hydnophora crassa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hydnophora incerta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hydnophora picteti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1936 | Eohydnophora Yabe and Eguchi |
| 1997 | Eohydnophora Baron-Szabo p. 37 |
| 2002 | Eohydnophora Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2006 | Eohydnophora Morycowa and Decrouez |
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!
