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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Siderastrea : Siderastrea adkinsi |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Siderastrea adkinsi | species | belongs to Synastrea | stated with evidence | Wells, 1934 | Siderastrea adkinsi | species | belongs to Siderastrea | stated with evidence | Schafhauser et al., 2003 |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 83.6 - 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 | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Siderastreidae) |
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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) | J. W. Wells. 1934. Some fossil corals from the West Indies. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 83(2975):71-110 |
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