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Siderastrea miocenica

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4943235https://www.gbif.org/species/4943235
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)119631https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=119631
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Siderastrea : Siderastrea miocenica
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Siderastrea : Siderastrea miocenica
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassZoanthariade Blainville 1830
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familySiderastreidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusSiderastreaBlainville 1830
speciesSiderastrea miocenicaOsasco 1896
Generic NameSiderastrea
Scientific NameSiderastrea miocenica Osasco, 1896
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Siderastrea miocenicaspeciesbelongs to Siderastreastated without evidenceOsasco, 1896
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance28.1 - 23.0 Ma
Cenozoic
Environmentmarine (based on Scleractinia)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Scleractinia)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietphotosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Siderastreidae)
Reproductionalternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Scleractinia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)F. Schuster. 2002. Early Miocene scleractinian corals from the Qom and Asmari formations (central and southwest Iran). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg (239):129-161

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1896Siderastrea miocenica Osasco

References

Schuster F. (2002) Early Miocene scleractinian corals from the Qom and Asmari formations (central and southwest Iran), Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 239, 129-161
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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