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Meandrinidae
| Description | The Meandrinidae are a family of stony corals. The name comes from the Greek, maiandros meaning "meandering", referring to the miniature, winding valleys found between the corallites. Fossil corals in this family have been found dating back to the Cretaceous. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meandrinidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Meandrinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Meandrinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Gray JE (1847) An outline of an arrangement of stony corals. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 1st Series 19: 120-128. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 103 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 14 (14%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 168 - 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Faviina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Faviina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Faviina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. Baron-Szabo. 2006. Corals of the K/T-boundary: scleractinian corals of the suborders Astrocoeniina, Faviina, Rhipidogyrina and Amphiastraeina. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 4(1):1-108 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meandrinidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Dichocoeniinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 35 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Euphylliinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 54 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Meandrininae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 242 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Aplosmilia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 48 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Aulosmilia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 35 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Bathycoenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Ctenella genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Dendrogyra genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 30 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Dichocoenia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 140 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Diploctenium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 51 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Eusmilia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 59 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Flabellosmilia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Glenarea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Gyrosmilia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Meandrina genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 89 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Montigyra genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Nefophyllia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Pachygyra ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 20 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Phragmosmilia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Phyllosmilia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Progyrosmilia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Rennensismilia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 26 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Scalariogyra ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Strotogyra ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 55.8 Ma Eocene |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Maeandrinidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Maeandrinidae |
| Eusmilidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Eusmilidae |
| Eusmillidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Eusmillidae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1847 | Meandrinidae Gray |
| 1956 | Meandrinidae Wells |
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!
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