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Agaricia dominicensis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4943245https://www.gbif.org/species/4943245
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)148855https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=148855
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : Agaricia : Agaricia dominicensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : Agaricia : Agaricia dominicensis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassZoanthariade Blainville 1830
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyAgariciicaeGray 1847
familyAgariciidaeGray 1847
genusAgariciaLamarck 1801
speciesAgaricia dominicensisVaughan 1919
Generic NameAgaricia
Scientific NameAgaricia dominicensis Vaughan, 1919
Name Published InVaughan, T.W. (1919). Fossil corals from central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico: with an account of the American Tertiary, Pleistocene, and recent coral reefs. United States National Museum Bulletin. 103: 189-524, pls. 68-152.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Agaricia dominicensisspeciesbelongs to Agariciastated with evidenceVaughan, 1919
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance16.0 - 11.6 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance3.60 - 2.59 Ma
Cenozoic
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)T. W. Vaughan. 1919. Fossil corals from central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico, with an account of the American Tertiary, Pleistocene, and Recent coral reefs. Smithsonian Institution Bulletin 103:189-524

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1919Agaricia dominicensis Vaughan

References

Vaughan T. W. (1919) Fossil corals from central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico, with an account of the American Tertiary, Pleistocene, and Recent coral reefs, Smithsonian Institution Bulletin 103, 189-524
Vaughan, T.W. (1919). Fossil corals from central America, Cuba, and Porto Rico: with an account of the American Tertiary, Pleistocene, and recent coral reefs. United States National Museum Bulletin. 103: 189-524, pls. 68-152. - via World Register of Marine Species
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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