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Balanophyllia desmophyllum
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Balanophyllia : Balanophyllia desmophyllum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Balanophyllia : Balanophyllia desmophyllum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Generic Name | Balanophyllia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Balanophyllia desmophyllum Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Milne Edwards H, Haime J (1848) Mémoire 3. Monographie des eupsammides. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 3, 10: 65-114, pl. 1. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Balanophyllia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Balanophyllia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | T. W. Vaughan. 1900. The Eocene and lower Oligocene coral faunas of the United States with descriptions of a few doubtfully Cretaceous species. United States Geological Survey, Monograph 39:1-263 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Balanophyllia desmophyllum desmophyllum subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Balanophyllia desmophyllum microcostata subspecies | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Balanophyllia desmophyllum desmophyllum variety | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Balanophyllia desmophyllum microcostata variety | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1848 | Balanophyllia desmophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime |
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!
