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Macgeopsis turbinata

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4942798https://www.gbif.org/species/4942798
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)140784https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=140784
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Ellipsosmiliidae : Macgeopsis : Macgeopsis turbinata
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Ellipsosmiliidae : Macgeopsis : Macgeopsis turbinata
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassZoanthariade Blainville 1830
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderArchaeocoeniinaAlloiteau 1952
familyEllipsosmiliidaeAlloiteau 1957
genusMacgeopsisAlloiteau 1957
speciesMacgeopsis turbinataAlloiteau 1958
Generic NameMacgeopsis
Scientific NameMacgeopsis turbinata Alloiteau, 1958
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Macgeopsis turbinataspeciesbelongs to Macgeopsisstated with evidenceAlloiteau, 1958
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance168 - 161 Ma
Jurassic
Last Recorded Appearance168 - 161 Ma
Jurassic
Environmentmarine (based on Scleractinia)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Scleractinia)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietmicrocarnivore, photosymbiotic (based on Scleractinia)
Reproductionalternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Scleractinia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. Alloiteau. 1958. Monographie des madreporaires fossiles de Madagascar [Monograph of fossil corals from Madagascar]. Annales Geologiques de Madagascar 25:1-218

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1958Macgeopsis turbinata Alloiteau

References

Alloiteau J. (1958) Monographie des madreporaires fossiles de Madagascar [Monograph of fossil corals from Madagascar], Annales Geologiques de Madagascar 25, 1-218
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!
 
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