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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Trochocyathus : Trochocyathus gardnerae |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Trochocyathus : Trochocyathus gardnerae |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Trochocyathus |
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Scientific Name | Trochocyathus gardnerae Wells, 1933 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Trochocyathus gardnerae | species | belongs to Trochocyathus | stated with evidence | Wells, 1933 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) |
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Motility | stationary, attached (based on Trochocyathus) |
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Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) |
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Diet | microcarnivore (based on Trochocyathus) |
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Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) |
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Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Caryophylliidae) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. W. Wells. 1933. Corals of the Cretaceous of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains and Western Interior of the United States. Bulletins of American Paleontology 18(67):85-288 |
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