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Placophyllia rugosa

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4942967https://www.gbif.org/species/4942967
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)138067https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=138067
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Placophyllia : Placophyllia rugosa
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Placophylliidae : Placophyllia : Placophyllia rugosa
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassZoanthariade Blainville 1830
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderRhipidogyrinaRoniewicz 1976
familyPlacophylliidaeEliasova 1990
genusPlacophylliad'Orbigny 1848
speciesPlacophyllia rugosaBecker 1875
Generic NamePlacophyllia
Scientific NamePlacophyllia rugosa (Becker, 1875)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Placophyllia rugosaspeciesbelongs to Placophylliastated without evidenceBecker, 1875
Placophyllia rugosaspeciesbelongs to Stylosmiliastated with evidenceOgilvie, 1897
Placophyllia rugosaspeciesbelongs to Pleurophylliastated with evidenceGeyer, 1955
Placophyllia rugosaspeciessubjective synonym of Placophyllia dianthusstated with evidenceKolodziej, 2003
Placophyllia rugosaspeciesbelongs to Placophylliastated with evidenceRoniewicz, 2008
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance164 - 156 Ma
Jurassic
Last Recorded Appearance151 - 140 Ma
Mesozoic
Environmentmarine (based on Scleractinia)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Scleractinia)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietmicrocarnivore, photosymbiotic (based on Scleractinia)
Reproductionalternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Scleractinia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)O. F. Geyer. 1955. Beiträge zur Korallenfauna des Stramberger Tithon. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 29(3-4):177-216

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Stylosmilia rugosa (Becker, 1875)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Placophyllia : Stylosmilia rugosa
Pleurophyllia rugosa (Becker, 1875)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Placophyllia : Pleurophyllia rugosa

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1875Placophyllia rugosa Becker
1897Stylosmilia rugosa Ogilvie
1955Pleurophyllia rugosa Geyer
2008Placophyllia rugosa Roniewicz

References

Geyer O. F. (1955) Beiträge zur Korallenfauna des Stramberger Tithon, Paläontologische Zeitschrift 29 3-4, 177-216
Roniewicz E. (2008) Kimmeridgian-Valanginian reef corals from the Moesian Platform from Bulgaria, Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae 78, 91-134
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!
 
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