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Pseudocoeniinae ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | subfamily (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Pseudocoeniinae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 183 - 170 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Stylinidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. K. Pandey and F. T. Fürsich. 2003. Jurassic corals of east-central Iran. Beringeria 32:1-138 |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Cryptocoenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 188 | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Pseudocoenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 147 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1976 | Pseudocoeniinae Roniewicz |
2003 | Pseudocoeniinae Pandey and Fürsich |
References
Pandey D. K., Fürsich F. T. (2003) Jurassic corals of east-central Iran, Beringeria 32, 1-138 |
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!