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Rhopalodendron ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Conophylliidae : Rhopalodendron | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Conophyllidae : Rhopalodendron | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Rhopalodendron Turnsek & Buser, 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Slov Akad Znan Umet Razpr 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 237 - 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 222 - 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | microcarnivore, photosymbiotic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Turnsek and S. Buser. 1989. The Carnian reef complex on the Pokljuka (NW Yugoslavia). Razprave Slovenska Akademija Znanosti in Umetnosti, 4. razred 30:75-127 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Rhopalodendron juliensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1989 | Rhopalodendron Turnsek and Buser |
| 1996 | Rhopalodendron Bernecker |
| 1997 | Rhopalodendron 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!
