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Michelinia indica

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8521008https://www.gbif.org/species/8521008
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)186786https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=186786
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Micheliniidae : Michelinia : Michelinia indica
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositida : Micheliniidae : Michelinia : Michelinia indica
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassTabulataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
orderFavositidaWedekind 1937
suborderFavositinaWedekind 1937
superfamilyFavositicaeDana 1846
familyMicheliniidaeWaagen and Wentzel 1886
genusMicheliniade Koninck 1841
speciesMichelinia indicaWaagen & Wentzel 1886
Generic NameMichelinia
Scientific NameMichelinia indica Waagen & Wentzel, 1886
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Michelinia indicaspeciesbelongs to Micheliniastated without evidenceWaagen and Wentzel, 1886
Michelinia indicaspeciesbelongs to Micheliniastated with evidenceYang, 1978
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance279 - 272 Ma
Permian
Last Recorded Appearance260 - 252 Ma
Permian
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Tabulata)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietsuspension feeder, photosymbiotic (based on Tabulata)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Tabulata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)W. Waagen and J. Wentzel. 1886. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part VI. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(6):835-924

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1886Michelinia indica Waagen and Wentzel p. 853 figs. Pl 99, fig 1
1978Michelinia indica Yang p. 191 figs. Pl 62, fig 4
1986Michelinia indica Kato and Ezaki p. 647 figs. Pl 2, fig 1

References

Waagen W., Wentzel J. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part VI, Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1 6, 835-924
Yang S. W. (1978) Tabulata, Paleontological Atlas of Southwest China, Guizhou Volume 2, 189-228
Kato M., Ezaki Y. (1986) Permian corals from Pahang and Trengganu, Malaysia, Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Series 4, Geology and Mineralogy 21, 645-668
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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