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Mesoculipora ✝
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Mesoculipora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Mesoculipora Jin, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 441 - 433 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 441 - 433 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Tabulata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Tabulata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Tabulata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | G.-X. Wang, R.-B. Zhan, and Z.-Q. Deng, J.-B. Liu. 2013. Paleoecological associations of middle Llandovery (Silurian) corals from Huaying Mountain, eastern Sichuan Province. Science China Earth Sciences 56(4):640-646 |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1982 | Mesoculipora Jin |
2013 | Mesoculipora Wang et al. |
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!