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Pectiniidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Pectiniidae

Taxonomy
Pectiniidae was named by Vaughan and Wells (1943). It is extant.

It was assigned to Faviicae by Wells (1956).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Amusiidae Ridewood
1943Pectiniidae Vaughan and Wells
1956Pectiniidae Wells
1971Amusiinae Masuda p. 170
1983Amusiidae Yamani

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyPectiniidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
familyPectiniidaeVaughan and Wells 1943

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Pectiniidae Vaughan and Wells 1943
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G. Echinomorpha Veron 2000
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G. †Fungophyllia Gerth 1923
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†Fungophyllia aspera Gerth 1923
†Fungophyllia explanata Gerth 1921
†Fungophyllia millepunctata Umbgrove 1939
†Fungophyllia monstrosa Gerth 1923
Invalid names: Amusiidae Ridewood 1903 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 33.90000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Jamaica Fungophyllia sp. A (69724)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Antigua and Barbuda Fungophyllia sp. A (203875 203876)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Antigua and Barbuda (Antigua) Fungophyllia sp. (34505) Fungophyllia sp. A (203918)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98New Zealand (North Auckland) Fungophyllia sp. (35733)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Panama Fungophyllia sp. A (60261 60262)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Indonesia Fungophyllia aspera (109009 109010 109011 109012 109041 109176)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Indonesia (Java) Lithophyllia explanata (62860)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Indonesia Fungophyllia explanata, Fungophyllia monstrosa, Fungophyllia aspera, Fungophyllia millepunctata (109170) Fungophyllia monstrosa (108810)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Iran Fungophyllia aspera (25257) Fungophyllia sp. (25258)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Iran (Kerman) Fungophyllia explanata (87114)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Indonesia Fungophyllia sp. (145215)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Israel Lithophyllia explanata (99604)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan (Okinawa) Pectiniidae indet. (62771)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan Pectiniidae indet. (88042)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Echinophyllia nishihirai (88596)