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Thamnasteriidae
| Description | Thamnasteriidae is a family of stony corals which became extinct in the Mesozoic. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thamnasteriidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Thamnasteriidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Thamnasteriidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Vaughan, T.W. & Wells, J.W. 1943. Revision of the suborders, families and genera of the Scleractinia. Special Papers of the Geological Society of America 44: 1–363. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | asexual | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | B. Lathuilière. 1982. Bioconstructions bajociennes à madréporaires et faciès associés dans l'Ile Crémieu (Jura du Sud; France). Géobios 15:491-504 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thamnasteriidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Astraeomorpha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 138 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Corbariastraea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Dendrastrea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Dimorphofungia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 157 Ma Jurassic | |
| Koilomorpha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 161 Ma Jurassic | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Polyastropsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Recticostastraea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Stereocaenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Substuoresia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Thalamocaeniopsis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Thamnasteria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 506 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Thamnasteriamorpha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Thamnastrea bonanomii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thamnastrea coquandi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thamnastrea gaultierensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thamnastrea portlandica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thamnastrea terquemi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1943 | Thamnasteriidae Vaughan and Wells |
| 1986 | Thamnasteriidae Stanley, Jr. |
| 1997 | Thamnasteriidae Turnsek |
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!
