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Septastrea ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhizangiidae : Septastrea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Septastrea d'Orbigny, 1849 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Orbigny, A.C.V.D. de (1849) Note sur des Polypiers Fossiles. 12 pages. Paris: Victor Masson. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 0.13 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Astrea crassa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Astrea marylandica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Septastraea altispina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Septastrea altispina ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Septastrea crassa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Septastrea kerioides ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Septastrea keroides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Septastrea marylandica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Septastrea matsoni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
| Septastrea subramosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Septastraea d'Orbigny, 1949 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhizangiidae : Septastraea |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1849 | Septastrea d'Orbigny |
| 1871 | Hexastraea Sismonda |
| 1887 | Glyphastraea Duncan |
| 1904 | Septastrea Vaughan p. 444 |
| 1956 | Septastrea Wells p. F410 |
| 2002 | Septastrea 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!
