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Complexastraeopsis ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Complexastraeopsis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Complexastraeopsis Morycowa, 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Acta Geol. Pol. 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 172 - 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 151 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Faviina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Montlivaltiidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Faviina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. Morycowa. 1974. Hexacorallia d'un bloc exotique de calcaire tithonique a Wozniki pres de Wadowice (Carpathes Polonaises Occidentales) [Hexacorals from the Tithonian exotic limestone block of Wozniki near Wadowice (western Polish Carpathians)]. Acta Geologica Polonica 24(3):457-484 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Complexastraeopsis kouteki ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1974 | Complexastraeopsis Morycowa |
| 2002 | Complexastraeopsis Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2005 | Complexastraeopsis Morycowa and Misik |
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!
