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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Curtoseriidae : Mesomorpha : Mesomorpha mammillata |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Mesomorpha mammillata | species | belongs to Porites | stated with evidence | Reuss, 1854 | Mesomorpha mammillata | species | belongs to Coscinaraea | stated with evidence | Milne-Edwards, 1860 | Mesomorpha mammillata | species | belongs to Mesomorpha | stated with evidence | Felix, 1903 | Mesomorpha mammillata | species | belongs to Ahrdorffia | stated with evidence | Alloiteau, 1957 | Mesomorpha mammillata | species | belongs to Mesomorpha | stated with evidence | Beauvais, 1982 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 122 - 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) |
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Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) |
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Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) |
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Diet | microcarnivore, photosymbiotic (based on Scleractinia) |
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Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) |
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Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) |
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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 |
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