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Phyllangia
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Phyllangia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhizangiidae : Phyllangia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Phyllangia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | C. R. Acad. Sci. (Paris), 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (14%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Rhizangiidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Rhizangiidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rhizangiidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Faviina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Phyllangia americana species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
Phyllangia blakei ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
Phyllangia conferta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phyllangia consagensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phyllangia dispersa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phyllangia divaricata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Phyllangia echinosepes species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phyllangia epithecalis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Phyllangia granulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phyllangia hayamaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phyllangia imbricata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Phyllangia panamensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phyllangia papuensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phyllangia pequegnatae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phyllangia thilensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Syndapas Lyman, 1857 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Syndapas |
Stellangia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Stellangia |
Syndepas Lyman, 1857 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Syndepas |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1848 | Phyllangia Milne-Edwards and Haime |
1956 | Phyllangia Wells |
2002 | Phyllangia 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!