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Fungiacyathus
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Fungiacyathidae : Fungiacyathus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Fungiacyathus Sars, 1872 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Sars, G.O. 1872. On some remarkable forms of animal life from the great deeps off the Norwegian coast. Part 1, partly from posthumous manuscripts of the late prof. Mich. Sars. - University Program for the 1st half-year 1869. Brøgger & Christie, Christiani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (33%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | microcarnivore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Fungiacyathus (Bathyactis) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Bathyactis minor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cycloseris deltoidophora species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fungiacyathus crispus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fungiacyathus deltoidophorus species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Fungiacyathus dennanti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fungiacyathus euaensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Fungiacyathus fissidiscus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fungiacyathus fissilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fungiacyathus fragilis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Fungiacyathus granulosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fungiacyathus hydra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fungiacyathus marenzelleri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fungiacyathus margaretae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fungiacyathus multicarinatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fungiacyathus paliferus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fungiacyathus pliciseptus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fungiacyathus pseudostephanus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fungiacyathus pusillus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fungiacyathus sandoi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fungiacyathus sibogae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fungiacyathus stephanus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.78 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Fungiacyathus symmetricus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Fungiacyathus turbinolioides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fungiacyathus variegatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Fungiozyathus Jungersen, 1916 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Fungiacyathidae : Fungiozyathus |
| Bathyactis Moseley, 1881 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Fungiacyathidae : Bathyactis |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1872 | Fungiacyathus Sars |
| 2002 | Fungiacyathus Baron-Szabo |
| 2002 | Fungiacyathus Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
