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Omphalophyllia ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Conophylliidae : Omphalophyllia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Conophyllidae : Omphalophyllia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Omphalophyllia Laube, 1864 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Denkschr, Akad, Wiss, Wien, 24, Abt. 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 242 - 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 212 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | G. C. Laube. 1865. Die Fauna der Schichten von St. Cassian: Ein Beitrag zur Paläontologie der Alpinen Trias. II. Abtheilung. Spongitarien, Corallen, Echiniden und Crinoiden |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Montlivaltia boletiforme species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Montlivaltia gracilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Montlivaltia pygmaea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Omphalophyllia boletiformis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Omphalophyllia cyclolitiformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Omphalophyllia deformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Omphalophyllia gracilis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Omphalophyllia pygmaea ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1865 | Omphalophyllia Laube p. 31 |
1997 | Omphalophyllia Turnsek |
2002 | Omphalophyllia 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!