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Calophyllum β
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Polycoeliidae : Calophyllum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 347 - 336 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | Zigzag microstructure may indicate high-Mg calcite according to Webb and Sorauf (2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Calophyllum) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Calophyllum (Groenlandophyllum) β subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Calophyllum angustum β species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 279 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Calophyllum baytuganense β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 272 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Calophyllum columnare β species | listed (PBDB) | 15 | 272 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Calophyllum crassimurale β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Calophyllum cylindrica β species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Calophyllum lhazeensis β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Calophyllum longiseptata β species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Calophyllum micron β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Calophyllum permica β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Calophyllum punctata β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Calophyllum rhopalotum β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Polycoelia dobrolyubovae β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Pycnocoelia flabelliformis β species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1846 | Calophyllum Dana |
| 1849 | Polycoelia King p. 388 |
| 1865 | Tetraphyllum Ludwig |
| 1872 | Phryganophyllum de Koninck |
| 1952 | Pycnocoelia Schindewolf |
| 1956 | Calophyllum Hill |
| 2002 | Calophyllum Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
