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Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8485600https://www.gbif.org/species/8485600
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)257948https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=257948
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Phillipsastraeidae : Phillipsastrea : Phillipsastrea irregularis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stauriida : Phillipsastreidae : Phillipsastrea : Phillipsastrea irregularis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassRugosa
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
suborderColumnariinaRominger 1876
familyPhillipsastreidaeHill 1954
genusPhillipsastread'Orbigny 1849
speciesPhillipsastrea irregularisWebster & Fenton 1924
Generic NamePhillipsastrea
Scientific NamePhillipsastrea irregularis (Webster & Fenton, 1924)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Phillipsastrea irregularisspeciesbelongs to Pachyphyllumstated with evidenceWebster and Fenton, 1924
Phillipsastrea irregularisspeciesbelongs to Phillipsastreastated with evidenceWebster and Fenton, 1924
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance388 - 383 Ma
Devonian
Last Recorded Appearance383 - 372 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Rugosa)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Rugosa)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Rugosa)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. May. 2008. Corals (Anthozoa, Tabulata and Rugosa) and chaetetids (Porifera) from the Devonian of the Semara area (Morocco) at the Museo Geominero (Madrid, Spain), and their biogeographic significance. Bulletin de l’Institut Scientifique (30):1-12

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Pachyphyllum irregulare (Webster & Fenton, 1924)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Phillipsastraeidae : Phillipsastrea : Pachyphyllum irregulare

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1924Pachyphyllum irregulare Webster and Fenton
1924Phillipsastrea irregularis Webster and Fenton
2008Phillipsastrea irregularis May

References

May A. (2008) Corals (Anthozoa, Tabulata and Rugosa) and chaetetids (Porifera) from the Devonian of the Semara area (Morocco) at the Museo Geominero (Madrid, Spain), and their biogeographic significance, Bulletin de l’Institut Scientifique 30, 1-12
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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