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Alveolocyathus ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Turbinoliidae : Alveolocyathus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Alveolocyathus Filkhorn, 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Antarct Res Ser 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Turbinoliidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | microcarnivore (based on Turbinoliidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. F. Filkorn. 1994. Fossil scleractinian corals from James Ross Basin, Antarctica. Antarctic Research Series 65:1-96 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Alveolocyathus felixi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Alveolocyathus nordenskjoldi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Conocyathus felixi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1994 | Alveolocyathus Filkorn |
| 2002 | Alveolocyathus 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!
