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Cladochonus ✝
| Description | Cladochonus is an extinct genus of tabulate coral. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladochonus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporidae : Cladochonus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Auloporida : Pyrgiidae : Cladochonus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Cladochonus M'Coy, 1847 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 433 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 265 - 260 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Auloporida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Auloporida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Tabulata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. M'Coy. 1847. XXI. On the fossil botany and zoology of the rocks associated with the coal of Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 20(133):226-236 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cladochonus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cladochonus beecheri ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 28 | 354 Ma Carboniferous | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Cladochonus carrascoi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Cladochonus crassus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 22 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Cladochonus humilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cladochonus magnus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 272 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Cladochonus nevadensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cladochonus nicholsoni ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Cladochonus shawi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Cladochonus striatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Cladochonus tenuicollis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Cladochonus texasensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cladochonus verrucatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Monilopora beecheri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Monilopora crassa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Monilopora nicholsoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1847 | Cladochonus M'Coy p. 227 |
| 1981 | Cladochonus Hill |
| 1985 | Cladochonus Murray p. 36 |
| 2002 | Cladochonus 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!
