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Camptodocis ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Haplaraeidae : Camptodocis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Camptodocis Dietrich, 1926 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 164 - 152 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 101 - 94 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Haplaraeidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. Löser. 2008. Early Cretaceous (Late Valanginian-Aptian) coral faunas from east Africa (Tanzania, Kenya) and revision of the Dietrich collection (Berlin, Germany). Palaeontographica Abteilung A 285:23-75 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Actinaraeopsis araneola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Actinaraeopsis exilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Actinaraeopsis ventosiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Camptodocis araneola ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Camptodocis basiplana ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Camptodocis brancai ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Camptodocis corralesi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Camptodocis exilis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
| Camptodocis ventosiana ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Microsolena basiplana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1926 | Camptodocis Dietrich |
| 1968 | Actinaraeopsis Roniewicz |
| 1976 | Actinaraeopsis Roniewicz |
| 2002 | Actinaraeopsis Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2008 | Camptodocis Löser |
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!
