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Heterophyllia ornata

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8531043https://www.gbif.org/species/8531043
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)172936https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=172936
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heterophylliidae : Heterophyllia : Heterophyllia ornata
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heterocorallia : Heterophylliidae : Heterophyllia : Heterophyllia ornata
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassRugosa
orderHeterocoralliaSchindewolf 1941
familyHeterophylliidaeDybowski 1873
genusHeterophylliaMcCoy 1849
speciesHeterophyllia ornataMcCoy 1849
Generic NameHeterophyllia
Scientific NameHeterophyllia ornata McCoy, 1849
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Heterophyllia ornataspeciesbelongs to Heterophylliastated without evidenceMcCoy, 1849
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance359 - 347 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance336 - 326 Ma
Carboniferous
Motilitystationary, attached, epibiont (based on Heterophylliidae)
Visionblind (based on Anthozoa)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Heterophylliidae)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite (based on Heterocorallia)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. Aretz and H. G. Herbig. 2010. Corals from the Upper Visean of the southern Azrou-Khenifra Basin (Carboniferous, Central Moroccan Meseta). Palaeoworld 19:294-305

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1849Heterophyllia ornata McCoy

References

Aretz M., Herbig H. G. (2010) Corals from the Upper Visean of the southern Azrou-Khenifra Basin (Carboniferous, Central Moroccan Meseta), Palaeoworld 19, 294-305
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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