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Margarosmilia richthofeni

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4943408https://www.gbif.org/species/4943408
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)119838https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=119838
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Procyclolitidae : Margarosmilia : Margarosmilia richthofeni
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Margarophylliidae : Margarosmilia : Margarosmilia richthofeni
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassZoanthariade Blainville 1830
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderDistichophylliinaBeauvais 1980
familyMargarophylliidaeCuif 1977
genusMargarosmiliaVolz 1896
speciesMargarosmilia richthofeniVolz 1896
Generic NameMargarosmilia
Scientific NameMargarosmilia richthofeni Volz, 1896
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Margarosmilia richthofenispeciesbelongs to Margarosmiliastated with evidenceVolz, 1896
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance237 - 232 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Last Recorded Appearance222 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic
Environmentmarine (based on Scleractinia)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Scleractinia)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietphotosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Margarophylliidae)
Reproductionalternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Scleractinia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)D. Turnsek and B. Senowbari-Daryan. 1994. Upper Triassic (Carnian-lowermost Norian) corals from the Pantokrator Limestone of Hydra (Greece). Abhandlungen der Geologischen Bundesanstalt Wien 50:477-507

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1896Margarosmilia richthofeni Volz

References

Turnsek D., Senowbari-Daryan B. (1994) Upper Triassic (Carnian-lowermost Norian) corals from the Pantokrator Limestone of Hydra (Greece), Abhandlungen der Geologischen Bundesanstalt Wien 50, 477-507
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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