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Lophomeandra ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Microsolenidae : Lophomeandra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Lophomeandra Beauvais, 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 125 - 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Microsolenidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Microsolenidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. C. Baron-Szabo. 2003. Taxonomie und Ontogenie von Korallen der ostalpinen Oberkreide (Hochmoos- und Grabenbachschichten, Gosau Gruppe, Santon). Jahrbuch der Geologischen Bundesanstalt Wien 143(2):107-201 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Hydnoseris paragaricites species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hydnoseris radiata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lophomeandra felixi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Lophomeandra paragaricites ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Lophomeandra radiata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1982 | Hydnoseris Beauvais |
| 1982 | Lophomeandra Beauvais |
| 2002 | Hydnoseris Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Lophomeandra Baron-Szabo p. 139 |
| 2009 | Hydnoseris Morycowa and Masse |
References
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!
