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Goniophyllum ✝
| Description | Goniophyllum is an Silurian genus of rugose coral known from Sweden, Norway, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. It is easily identified by its "lids" and distinct square shape. The genus was described by Milne-Edwards et Haime in 1851. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goniophyllum, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Goniophyllidae : Goniophyllum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Cystiphyllida : Goniophyllidae : Goniophyllum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Goniophyllum Edwards & Haime, 1850 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Brit. Foss. Corals (Pal. Soc., 3), Ixix. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 433 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 431 - 427 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Rugosa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goniophyllum |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1850 | Goniophyllum Milne-Edwards and Haime |
| 1956 | Goniophyllum Hill |
| 2002 | Goniophyllum 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!
