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Balanophyllia
Description | Balanophyllia is a genus of solitary corals in the order of stony corals. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balanophyllia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Balanophyllia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Balanophyllia Wood, 1844 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Wood, S. V. 1844. Descriptive Catalogue of the Zoophytes from the Crag. Annals and magazine of natural history 13: 10-21. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 10 (14%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balanophyllia |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 13.8 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) bossolensis species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 13.8 Ma Miocene | |
Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) cornurupicaprae species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) cylindrica species | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) meneghinii species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) pachysepta species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) sismondiana species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) zelandiae species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.40 Ma Pleistocene | 2.40 Ma Pleistocene | |
Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) zuffardii species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Balanophyllia acostae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Balanophyllia affinis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia alta species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 27.3 Ma Oligocene | 15.9 Ma Miocene | |
Balanophyllia annularis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | |
Balanophyllia armata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia augustinensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Balanophyllia australiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia bairdiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia basedowi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
Balanophyllia bavarica ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
Balanophyllia bayeri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia besairiei species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Balanophyllia blakeleyensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Balanophyllia bonaespei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia bossolensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia calyculus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 13.8 Ma Miocene | |
Balanophyllia campanulata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Balanophyllia capensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia caribbeana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia carinata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia caryophylloides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia cauliculata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Balanophyllia caulifera species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Balanophyllia cedroensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia cedrosensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia cellulosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia chnous species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia clarendonensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Balanophyllia complanata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
Balanophyllia compressa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Balanophyllia concinna species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Balanophyllia conica species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Balanophyllia conradi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia corniculans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia cornu species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia cornurupicaprae species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Balanophyllia cowlitzensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Balanophyllia crassiseptum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia crassitheca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia cumingii species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
Balanophyllia cyathoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia dentata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia desmophyllioides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia desmophyllum species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 20 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Balanophyllia diademata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia diffusa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia dilatata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia dineta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia diomedeae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia dubia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia elegans species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Balanophyllia elongata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Balanophyllia europaea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia fistula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia floridana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia formosana species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
Balanophyllia fossata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Balanophyllia fragilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia fulleri species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Balanophyllia galapagensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia gemma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia gemmifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia generatrix species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia gigas species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Balanophyllia hadros species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia haleana species | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Balanophyllia hectori species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Balanophyllia helenae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia imperialis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
Balanophyllia inauris species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
Balanophyllia induta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Balanophyllia irregularis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 13.7 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Balanophyllia irrorata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Balanophyllia italica species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
Balanophyllia iwayamaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia japonica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia javaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia kalakauai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia laysanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia malouinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia meneghinii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia merguiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia nonaradiata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Balanophyllia oppenheimi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
Balanophyllia oulangiformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
Balanophyllia pachysepta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia palifera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia parallela species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Balanophyllia parvula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia patera species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Balanophyllia patula ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
Balanophyllia pittieri species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Balanophyllia piuraensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
Balanophyllia ponderosa species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Balanophyllia praecipina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia praelonga species | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
Balanophyllia profundicella species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia rediviva species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia redivivus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | |
Balanophyllia regalis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia regia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia regularis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia rovasendai species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Balanophyllia salpynx species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 27.3 Ma Oligocene | 27.3 Ma Oligocene | |
Balanophyllia santaelensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia scabra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia scabrosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia selwyni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia seminuda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia serrata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia soloensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
Balanophyllia spongiosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia stimpsonii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia striata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia striatissima species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Balanophyllia taprobanae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia teglandae species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Balanophyllia tenuis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia thalassae species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Balanophyllia torta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Balanophyllia truncata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
Balanophyllia tubuliformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia ukrainensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia ulruchi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia vanderhorsti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia variabilis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Balanophyllia variabilis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
Balanophyllia varians species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
Balanophyllia washingtonensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Balanophyllia wellsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia yongei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia zelandiae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Balanophyllia zuffardii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Caryophyllia italica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ceratopsammia besairiei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Eupsammia compressa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Eupsammia haleana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Osteodes cyanthus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Osteodes irroratus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Turbinolia cylindrica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Turbinolia praelonga species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Turbinolia sismondiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Eupsammia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Eupsammia |
Balanophillia Angelis, 1895 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Balanophillia |
Conostrochus Schafhäutl, 1863 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Conostrochus |
Rhodopsammia Semper, 1872 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Rhodopsammia |
Osteodes Conrad, 1855 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Osteodes |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1844 | Balanophyllia Wood |
1848 | Eupsammia Milne-Edwards and Haime |
1872 | Rhodopsammia Semper |
1941 | Balanophyllia Wells p. 316 |
1956 | Balanophyllia Wells |
1958 | Ceratopsammia Alloiteau |
Year | Name and Author |
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1958 | Eupsammia Alloiteau and Tissier |
2002 | Balanophyllia Sepkoski, Jr. |
2002 | Ceratopsammia Sepkoski, Jr. |
2002 | Eupsammia Sepkoski, Jr. |
2003 | Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) Kiessling |
2008 | Balanophyllia Kiessling |
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!
Lake Nacogdoches spillway, Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA