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Pocilloporidae
| Description | The Pocilloporidae are a family of stony corals in the order Scleractinia occurring in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocilloporidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Pocilloporidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Pocilloporidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Gray JE. (1840). Pocilloporidae. Synopsis of the Contents of the British Museum. 41: 54-84. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 18 (23%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 83.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | microcarnivore, photosymbiotic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. Perrin, J.-C. Plaziat, and B. R. Rosen. 1998. Miocene coral reefs and reef corals of the south-western Gulf of Suez and north-western Red Sea: distribution, diversity and regional environmental controls. Sedimentation and tectonics of rift basins: Red Sea - Gulf of Aden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | ハナヤサイサンゴ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocilloporidae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Madracis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 208 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Pocillopora genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 358 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Seriatopora genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 105 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
 Stylophoragenus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 663 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Seriatoporidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Seriatoporidae |
| Stylophoridae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylophoridae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1842 | Pocilloporidae Gray |
| 1998 | Pocilloporidae Perrin et al. |
| 2006 | Pocilloporidae Baron-Szabo p. 24 |
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!
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