BETA TEST - Fossil data and pages are very much experimental and under development. Please report any problems
Distichomeandra ✝
| Source Data |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Margarophylliidae : Distichomeandra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Distichomeandra Cuif, 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Bull. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat. Paris (Sci. Terre) 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 190 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Margarophylliidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distichomeandra austriaca ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 20 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Distichomeandra dieneri ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Distichomeandra haueri ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Distichomeandra minor ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Distichomeandra spinosa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Isastrea austriaca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Isastrea haueri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thamnastraea dieneri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
|---|---|
| 1976 | Distichomeandra Cuif |
| 1999 | Distichomeandra Stanley, Jr. and Senowbari-Daryan p. 794 |
| 2002 | Distichomeandra Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2013 | Distichomeandra Roniewicz and Stanley p. 952 |
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!
