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Rhipidogyra ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhizangiidae : Rhipidogyra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Rhipidogyridae : Rhipidogyra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Rhipidogyra Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | C. R. Acad. Sci. (Paris), 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 166 - 157 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 140 - 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Rhipidogyridae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Rhipidogyridae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Rhipidogyridae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Rhipidogyridae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Lobophyllia alata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lobophyllia deshayesiaca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lobophyllia flabellum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhipidogyra alata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Rhipidogyra costata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Rhipidogyra crassa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhipidogyra daniana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhipidogyra deshayesi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Rhipidogyra elegans ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Rhipidogyra flabellum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Rhipidogyra granulosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhipidogyra meandra ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Rhipidogyra minima ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Rhipidogyra percrassa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Rhipidogyra ruetimeyeri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1848 | Rhipidogyra Milne-Edwards and Haime |
| 1952 | Fromentelligyra Alloiteau |
| 1976 | Rhipidogyra Roniewicz |
| 2002 | Fromentelligyra Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Rhipidogyra Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Rhipidogyra Pandey and Fürsich |
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!
