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Petrophyllia
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Oculinidae : Petrophyllia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (22%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 109 - 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Oculinidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Oculinidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Oculinidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. Kiessling. 2008. New opinions on coral taxonomy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Archohelia clarki species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Petrophyllia dartoni ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Petrophyllia gardnerae ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Petrophyllia limonensis species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Petrophyllia rediviva species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Petrophyllia remisovi species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Petrophyllia vernonensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
| Petrophyllia weaveri species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1855 | Petrophyllia Conrad |
| 1919 | Archohelia Vaughan |
| 1956 | Archohelia Wells |
| 1999 | Archohelia Squires p. 13 |
| 2001 | Archohelia Squires p. 5 |
| 2002 | Archohelia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2008 | Petrophyllia Cairns |
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!
