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Latusastrea ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Heterocoeniidae : Latusastrea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Latusastrea d'Orbigny, 1849 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Note Polyp. Foss. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 164 - 152 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 93.5 - 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Heterocoeniidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Heterocoeniidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Heterocoeniidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Turnsek. 1997. Mesozoic corals of Slovenia. ZRC SAZU, Ljubljana |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Explanaria alveolaris species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Heliopora decipiens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Latusastrea alveolaris ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Latusastrea decipiens ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Latusastrea exiguis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Latusastrea fasciculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Latusastrea irregularis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Latusastrea polygonalis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Latusastrea provincialis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 14 | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Pleurocoenia exiguis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pleurocoenia irregularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pleurocoenia polygonalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pleurocoenia provincialis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Latusastraea d'Orbigny, 1850 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Heterocoeniidae : Latusastraea |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1850 | Latusastrea d'Orbigny |
1997 | Latusastraea Turnsek |
2002 | Latusastrea Sepkoski, Jr. |
2005 | Latusastrea Götz et al. |
2008 | Latusastrea Kiessling |
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!