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Stylophora macdonaldi
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pocilloporidae : Stylophora : Stylophora macdonaldi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pocilloporidae : Stylophora : Stylophora macdonaldi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Generic Name | Stylophora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Stylophora macdonaldi Vaughan, 1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Vaughan, T.W. (1919). Fossil corals from central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico: with an account of the American Tertiary, Pleistocene, and recent coral reefs. United States National Museum Bulletin. 103: 189-524, pls. 68-152. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 23.0 - 20.4 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | T. W. Vaughan. 1919. Fossil corals from central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico, with an account of the American Tertiary, Pleistocene, and Recent coral reefs. Smithsonian Institution Bulletin 103:189-524 |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1919 | Stylophora macdonaldi Vaughan |
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!
