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Plerogyra
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Plerogyra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Euphyllidae : Plerogyra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Plerogyra Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Milne-Edwards, Henri & Jules Haime. 1848. Recherches sur les polypieres: Mémoire. , Fortin, Masson. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (50%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 0.13 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Euphyllidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Euphyllidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J.E.N. Veron. 2000. Corals of the World | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | ミズタマサンゴ |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Plerogyra cauliformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plerogyra diabolotus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plerogyra discus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plerogyra eurysepta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plerogyra eyrysepta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plerogyra multilobata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plerogyra simplex species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plerogyra sinuosa species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1848 | Plerogyra Milne-Edwards and Haime |
| 2000 | Plerogyra Veron p. 86 |
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!
