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Diplhelia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Oculinidae : Diplhelia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Diplhelia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1850 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Ann. Sci. Nat., [3] (Zool.), 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 28.1 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 11.6 - 5.3 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Oculinidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Oculinidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Oculinidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. W. Wells. 1956. Scleractinia. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology F:328-444 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Diplhelia complanata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
| Diplhelia moravica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 13.7 Ma Miocene | |
| Diplhelia quenstedti ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Diplohelia complanata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Diplohelia quenstedti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oculina moravica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Diplohelia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1857 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Oculinidae : Diplohelia |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1850 | Diplhelia Milne-Edwards and Haime |
| 1857 | Diplohelia Milne-Edwards and Haime |
| 1956 | Diplhelia Wells |
| 2002 | Diplohelia 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!
