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Micrabacia marylandica

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4943211https://www.gbif.org/species/4943211
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)143641https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=143641
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Micrabaciidae : Micrabacia : Micrabacia marylandica
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Micrabaciidae : Micrabacia : Micrabacia marylandica
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassZoanthariade Blainville 1830
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyMicrabaciidaeVaughan 1905
genusMicrabaciaMilne-Edwards 1849
speciesMicrabacia marylandicaStephenson 1916
Generic NameMicrabacia
Scientific NameMicrabacia marylandica Stephenson, 1916
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Micrabacia marylandicaspeciesbelongs to Micrabaciastated with evidenceStephenson, 1916
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance72.1 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Environmentmarine (based on Scleractinia)
Motilitystationary (based on Micrabaciidae)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietmicrocarnivore (based on Micrabacia)
Reproductionalternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Scleractinia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)L. W. Stephenson. 1916. North American Upper Cretaceous corals of the genus Micrabacia. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 98:115-131

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Micrabacia hilgardi Stephenson, 1916GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Micrabaciidae : Micrabacia : Micrabacia hilgardi

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1916Micrabacia hilgardi Stephenson
1916Micrabacia marylandica Stephenson

References

Stephenson L. W. (1916) North American Upper Cretaceous corals of the genus Micrabacia, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 98, 115-131
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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