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Pamiroseriidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pamiroseriidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Pamiroseriidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 85.8 - 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Faviina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Faviina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. D. Stanley, Jr. and B. Senowbari-Daryan. 1999. Upper Triassic reef fauna from the Quesnel terrane, central British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Paleontology 73(5):787-802 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ampakabastraea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 36 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Areaseris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Beneckastraea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Campesteria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Ceriostella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 46 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Crassistella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 33 | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Minasteria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Morycastraea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Pamiroseris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 98 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Rhaetiastraea ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 201 Ma Early Jurassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1984 | Pamiroseriidae Melnikova |
| 1997 | Pamiroseriidae Turnsek |
| 1998 | Pamiroseriidae Roniewicz and Michalík p. 398 |
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!
