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Diplocoenia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Diplocoenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Diplocoenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Diplocoenia Duncan, 1868 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Duncan, P.M. (1868). On the fossil corals (Madreporaria) of the West-Indian Islands. Part IV. Conclusions. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London. 24: 9-33, pls. 1-2. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 168 - 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Acroporidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Diplocoenia ambigua ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Diplocoenia clathrata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 156 Ma Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Diplocoenia coespitosa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Diplocoenia etalloni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Diplocoenia gagarini ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
| Diplocoenia hayasakai ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Diplocoenia lobata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
| Diplocoenia mathayi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
| Diplocoenia monitor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Diplocoenia multisepta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Diplocoenia parvistella ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Diplocoenia picteti ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Diplocoenia profunda ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Diplocoenia rotularis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
| Diplocoenia saltensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Diplocoenia sanctimihieli ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Diplocoenia stellata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 156 Ma Jurassic | |
| Diplocoenia tazerdunetensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Diplocoenia vongohensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1857 | Diplocoenia Fromentel |
| 1976 | Diplocoenia Roniewicz |
| 2002 | Diplocoenia 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!
