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Aulocyathus
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Aulocyathus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Aulocyathus Marenzeller, 1904 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Ergeb. Tiefsee-Exped., 7 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Caryophylliidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | microcarnivore (based on Caryophylliidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Caryophylliidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Stolarski. 1996. Paleogene corals from Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Palaeontologia Polonica 55:51-63 |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Aulocyathus atlanticus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Aulocyathus juvenescens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Aulocyathus matricidus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Aulocyathus recidivus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Fragilocyathus Yabe & Eguchi, 1932 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Fragilocyathus |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1904 | Aulocyathus Marenzeller |
1996 | Aulocyathus Stolarski |
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!