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Paraleptoria ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Paraleptoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Paraleptoria Budd & Bosellini, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Budd, Ann F. & Francesca R. Bosellini. 2015. Revision of Oligocene Mediterranean meandroid corals in the scleractinian families Mussidae, Merulinidae and Lobophylliidae. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 47.8 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | A. F. Budd and F. R. Bosellini. 2016. Revision of Oligocene Mediterranean meandroid corals in the scleractinian families Mussidae, Merulinidae and Lobophylliidae. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 14:771-798 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Diploria flexuosissima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paraleptoria flexuosissima ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
Paraleptoria polygonalis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2016 | Paraleptoria Budd and Bosellini |
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!