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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Trochocyathus : Trochocyathus coloradoensis |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Trochocyathus : Trochocyathus coloradoensis |
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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 coloradoensis Vaughan & Popenoe, 1935 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Trochocyathus coloradoensis | species | belongs to Trochocyathus | stated with evidence | Vaughan and Popenoe, 1935 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 59.2 Ma
Paleocene |
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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) | T. W. Vaughan and W. P. Popenoe. 1935. The coral fauna of the Midway Eocene of Texas. The University of Texas Bulletin 3301:325-349 |
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Trochocyathus coloradoensis ✝
