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Pleurostylina ✝
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Amphiastraeidae : Pleurostylina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Amphiastreidae : Pleurostylina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Pleurostylina Fromentel, 1861 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Mém. Soc. Émul. Doubs, (3) 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 164 - 157 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 112 - 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | microcarnivore, photosymbiotic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Amphiastrea hiraigaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aulastraea pompeckji species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pleurostylina corallina ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Pleurostylina frondescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pleurostylina hiraigaensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Pleurostylina major ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Pleurostylina pompeckji ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Pleurostylina turkmenensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Metaulastraea Dietrich, 1926 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Amphiastraeidae : Metaulastraea |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1856 | Pleurostylina de Fromentel |
| 1926 | Metaulastraea Dietrich |
| 1975 | Pleurostylina Eliasova p. 9 |
| 2002 | Pleurostylina Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2008 | Metaulastraea Löser |
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!
