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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Paracyathus : Paracyathus bellus |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Paracyathus : Paracyathus bellus |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Paracyathus |
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| Scientific Name | Paracyathus bellus Vaughan, 1900 |
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| Name Published In | Vaughan, T.W. (1900). The Eocene and Lower Oligocene coral faunas of the United States with descriptions of a few doubtfully Cretacaceous species. Monographs of the United States Geological Survey. 39:1-263, pls. 1-24. |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Paracyathus bellus | species | belongs to Paracyathus | stated without evidence | Vaughan, 1900 |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 48.6 - 38.0 Ma
Eocene |
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| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) |
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| Motility | stationary (based on Paracyathus) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Paracyathus) |
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| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) |
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| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Caryophylliidae) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | T. W. Vaughan. 1900. The Eocene and lower Oligocene coral faunas of the United States with descriptions of a few doubtfully Cretaceous species. United States Geological Survey, Monograph 39:1-263 |
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Paracyathus bellus
