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Mareastraea ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Mareastraea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Mareastraea Chevalier, 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | in Expedition francaise sur les recifs coralliens de la Nouvelle-Caledonie, 1960-63. Vol. 3. Editions de la Fondation Singer-Polignac, Paris: 120, -. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 0.78 - 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 0.13 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. P. Chevalier. 1968. Les Madreporaires fossiles de Mare [The fossil corals from Mare]. Expedition Francaise sur les recifs coralliens de la Nouvelle Caledonie 3:85-158 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Mareastraea grandiflora ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1968 | Mareastraea Chevalier |
1985 | Mareastraea Launay |
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!