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Syzygophyllia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Syzygophyllia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Mussidae : Syzygophyllia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Syzygophyllia Reuss, 1860 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | S. B. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturw. Kl., 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 3.60 - 2.59 Ma Cenozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | 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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| Dasyphyllia elongata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Syzygophyllia brevis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 13.7 Ma Miocene | |
| Syzygophyllia elongata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Syzygophyllia grandis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Syzygophyllia grandistellae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Syzygophyllia hayesi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Syzygophyllia tampae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1860 | Syzygophyllia Reuss |
| 1991 | Syzygophyllia Roniewicz and Stolarski p. 76 |
| 2002 | Syzygophyllia Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
