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Meandraraea gresslyi

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4943124https://www.gbif.org/species/4943124
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)138481https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=138481
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Haplaraeidae : Meandraraea : Meandraraea gresslyi
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Haplaraeidae : Meandraraea : Meandraraea gresslyi
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassZoanthariade Blainville 1830
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyHaplaraeidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusMeandraraeaEtallon 1859
speciesMeandraraea gresslyiEtallon 1864
Generic NameMeandraraea
Scientific NameMeandraraea gresslyi Etallon, 1864
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Meandraraea gresslyispeciesbelongs to Meandraraeastated without evidenceEtallon, 1864
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance164 - 157 Ma
Jurassic
Last Recorded Appearance129 - 125 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Environmentmarine (based on Scleractinia)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Scleractinia)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietphotosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Haplaraeidae)
Reproductionalternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Scleractinia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)O. F. Geyer. 1955. Beiträge zur Korallenfauna des Stramberger Tithon. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 29(3-4):177-216

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1864Meandraraea gresslyi Etallon

References

Geyer O. F. (1955) Beiträge zur Korallenfauna des Stramberger Tithon, Paläontologische Zeitschrift 29 3-4, 177-216
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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