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Thecosmilia langi ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4944152https://www.gbif.org/species/4944152
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)118007https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=118007
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Thecosmilia : Thecosmilia langi
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Thecosmilia : Thecosmilia langi
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassZoanthariade Blainville 1830
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidaeDietrich 1926
genusThecosmiliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesThecosmilia langiKoby 1884
Generic NameThecosmilia
Scientific NameThecosmilia langi (Koby, 1884)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Thecosmilia langispeciesbelongs to Thecosmiliastated with evidenceKoby, 1884
Thecosmilia langispeciesbelongs to Latiphylliastated with evidenceBeauvais, 1988
Thecosmilia langispeciesbelongs to Thecosmiliastated with evidencePandey et al., 2007
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance176 - 172 Ma
Jurassic
Last Recorded Appearance122 - 109 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Environmentmarine (based on Scleractinia)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Faviina)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietphotosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Montlivaltiidae)
Reproductionalternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Faviina)
Primary Reference (PBDB)L. Beauvais. 1988. Jurassic corals and coral-bearing limestones of Thailand and Burma. CCOP Technical Bulletin 20:152-203

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Latiphyllia langi (Koby, 1884)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Thecosmilia : Latiphyllia langi

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1884Thecosmilia langi Koby
1988Latiphyllia langi Beauvais
2007Thecosmilia langi Pandey et al.

References

Beauvais L. (1988) Jurassic corals and coral-bearing limestones of Thailand and Burma, CCOP Technical Bulletin 20, 152-203
Pandey D. K., Fürsich F. T., et al (2007) Lower Cretaceous corals from the Koppeh Dagh, NE-Iran, Zitteliana A47, 3-52
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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