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Misistellidae
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Misistellidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Misistellidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 164 - 145 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Faviina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Faviina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Faviina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. Eliasova. 1976. Familles Placosmiliidae Alloiteau, 1952 et Misistellidae nov. fam. (Hexacorallia) des calcaires de Stramberk (Tithonien, Tchecoslovaquie) [The families Placosmiliidae Alloiteau, 1952 and Misistellidae nov. fam. from the Stramberk Limestone (Tithonian, Czechoslovakia)]. Casopis pro Mineralogii a Geologii 21(4):337-347 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Lyubasha ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Misistella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1976 | Misistellidae Eliasova |
| 2008 | Misistellidae Roniewicz |
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!
