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Goniastrea tenera

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4944033https://www.gbif.org/species/4944033
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)119943https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=119943
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Goniastrea : Goniastrea tenera
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Merulinidae : Goniastrea : Goniastrea tenera
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassZoanthariade Blainville 1830
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusGoniastreaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesGoniastrea teneraTraub 1938
Generic NameGoniastrea
Scientific NameGoniastrea tenera Traub, 1938
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Goniastrea teneraspeciesbelongs to Goniastreastated with evidenceTraub, 1938
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance83.5 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance66.0 - 56.0 Ma
Paleocene
Environmentmarine (based on Scleractinia)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Faviina)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietphotosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Faviina)
Reproductionalternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Faviina)
Primary Reference (PBDB)F. Traub. 1938. Geologische und paläontologische Bearbeitung der Kreide und des Tertiärs im östlichen Rupertiwinkel, nördlich von Salzburg [Geological and paleontological work on the Cretaceous and Tertiary of the eastern Ruperti region, north of Salzburg]. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 88:1-107

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1938Goniastrea tenera Traub

References

Traub F. (1938) Geologische und paläontologische Bearbeitung der Kreide und des Tertiärs im östlichen Rupertiwinkel, nördlich von Salzburg [Geological and paleontological work on the Cretaceous and Tertiary of the eastern Ruperti region, north of Salzburg], Palaeontographica Abteilung A 88, 1-107
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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