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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Discocyathus : Discocyathus fittoni |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Discocyathus fittoni | species | belongs to Discocyathus | stated without evidence | Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1851 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 112 - 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 112 - 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
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Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) |
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Motility | stationary, attached (based on Caryophylliidae) |
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Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Discocyathus) |
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Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) |
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Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Caryophylliidae) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. Kiessling. 2014. Taxonomic revisions of scleractinian corals. |
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