Source Data | |
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heterophylliidae : Heterophyllia : Heterophyllia ornata |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heterocorallia : Heterophylliidae : Heterophyllia : Heterophyllia ornata |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Heterophyllia |
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Scientific Name | Heterophyllia ornata McCoy, 1849 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Heterophyllia ornata | species | belongs to Heterophyllia | stated without evidence | McCoy, 1849 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 347 Ma Paleozoic |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 336 - 326 Ma Carboniferous |
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Motility | stationary, attached, epibiont (based on Heterophylliidae) |
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Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Heterophylliidae) |
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Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Heterocorallia) |
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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 |
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