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Astrhelia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Oculinidae : Astrhelia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Astrhelia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | C. R. Acad. Sci. (Paris), 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 38.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 5.33 - 0.01 Ma Cenozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. 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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| Astrhelia burnsi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Astrhelia neglecta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Astrohelia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Oculinidae : Astrohelia |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1849 | Astrhelia Milne-Edwards and Haime |
| 1857 | Astrohelia Milne-Edwards and Haime |
| 1904 | Astrhelia Vaughan p. 439 |
| 1956 | Astrhelia Wells p. F411 |
| 2002 | Astrhelia 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!
Lake Nacogdoches spillway, Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA