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Siderofungia irregularis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4943227https://www.gbif.org/species/4943227
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)137760https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=137760
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Siderastrea : Siderofungia irregularis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Siderofungia : Siderofungia irregularis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassZoanthariade Blainville 1830
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familySiderastreidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusSiderofungiaReiss 1889
speciesSiderofungia irregularisFelix 1891
Generic NameSiderofungia
Scientific NameSiderofungia irregularis (Felix, 1891)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Siderofungia irregularisspeciesbelongs to Siderofungiastated with evidenceFelix, 1891
Siderofungia irregularisspeciesbelongs to Periserisstated with evidenceWells, 1944
Siderofungia irregularisspeciesbelongs to Thamnoserisstated without evidenceLöser, 2006
Siderofungia irregularisspeciesbelongs to Siderofungiastated with evidenceFilkorn and Pantoja-Alor, 2009
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance140 - 133 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance109 - 105 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Environmentmarine (based on Scleractinia)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Scleractinia)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietphotosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Siderastreidae)
Reproductionalternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Scleractinia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)H. Löser. 2006. Barremian corals from San Antonio Texcala, Puebla, Mexico - A review of the type material of Felix 1891. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Geologia, Boletin 114:1-68

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Thamnoseris irregularis (Felix, 1891)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Siderastrea : Thamnoseris irregularis
Periseris irregularis (Felix, 1891)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Siderastrea : Periseris irregularis

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1891Siderofungia irregularis Felix
1944Periseris irregularis Wells
2006Thamnoseris irregularis Löser
2009Siderofungia irregularis Filkorn and Pantoja-Alor

References

Löser H. (2006) Barremian corals from San Antonio Texcala, Puebla, Mexico - A review of the type material of Felix 1891, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Geologia, Boletin 114, 1-68
Filkorn H. F., Pantoja-Alor J. (2009) Cretaceous corals from the Huetamo region, Michoacan and Guerrero, southwestern Mexico, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Geologia, Boletin 116, 1-169
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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