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Paraclausastraea ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Paraclausastraea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Paraclausastraea Zlatarski, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 145 - 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 122 - 101 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Faviina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Montlivaltiidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Faviina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Paraclausastrea chevalieri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Paraclausastrea grandidentata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Paraclausastrea pulchra ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Paraclausastrea valclusensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Paraclausastrea vorarlbergensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1968 | Paraclausastraea Zlatarski |
| 2002 | Paraclausastraea Baron-Szabo |
| 2002 | Paraclausastraea Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Paraclausastrea Baron-Szabo 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!
