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Actinacididae
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinacididae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Actinacididae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 191 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. C. Baron-Szabo. 2002. Scleractinian corals of the Cretaceous. Scleractinian corals of the Cretaceous, Knoxville, Tennessee |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Actinacis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 191 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Actinaraea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 107 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
| Actinhelia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Elephantaria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 23 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Thamnarea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1943 | Actinacididae Vaughan and Wells |
| 1956 | Actinacididae Wells |
| 1997 | Actinacididae Turnsek |
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!
