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Stephanophyllia californica

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4943214https://www.gbif.org/species/4943214
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)117632https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=117632
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Micrabaciidae : Stephanophyllia : Stephanophyllia californica
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Micrabaciidae : Stephanophyllia : Stephanophyllia californica
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
genusStephanophylliaMichelin 1841
speciesStephanophyllia californicaNomland 1916
Generic NameStephanophyllia
Scientific NameStephanophyllia californica Nomland, 1916
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Stephanophyllia californicaspeciesbelongs to Stephanophylliastated with evidenceNomland, 1916
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance56.0 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance41.3 - 38.0 Ma
Eocene
Environmentmarine (based on Scleractinia)
Motilitystationary (based on Micrabaciidae)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Micrabaciidae)
Reproductionalternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Scleractinia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. O. Nomland. 1916. Corals from the Cretaceous and Tertiary of California and Oregon. Bulletin of the Department of Geology, University of California Publications 9(5):59-76

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1916Stephanophyllia californica Nomland

References

Nomland J. O. (1916) Corals from the Cretaceous and Tertiary of California and Oregon, Bulletin of the Department of Geology, University of California Publications 9 5, 59-76
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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