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Micrabaciidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae

Taxonomy
Micrabaciidae was named by Vaughan (1905). It is extant.

It was assigned to Fungiicae by Wells (1956).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Micrabaciidae Vaughan
1956Micrabaciidae Wells p. F390

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyMicrabaciidaeVaughan 1905
familyMicrabaciidaeVaughan 1905

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. Micrabaciidae Vaughan 1905
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G. †Letepsammia Yabe and Eguchi 1932
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Invalid names: Stephanophyllia japonica Yabe and Eguchi 1934 [synonym]
G. †Micrabacia Milne-Edwards 1849
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†Micrabacia coronula Goldfuss 1826
†Micrabacia disca Wu 1975
†Micrabacia marylandica Stephenson 1916
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Invalid names: Micrabacia hilgardi Stephenson 1916 [synonym]
†Micrabacia radiata Goldfuss 1827
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Invalid names: Micrabacia americana Meek and Hayden 1876 [synonym], Micrabacia mineolensis Stephenson 1916 [synonym], Micrabacia mississippiensis Stephenson 1916 [synonym], Micrabacia navarroensis Wells 1933 [synonym], Micrabacia rotatilis Stephenson 1916 [synonym], Micrabacia stephensoni Wells 1933 [synonym], Micrabacia taylorensis Wells 1933 [synonym]
†Micrabacia suecica Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
Invalid names: Cyclobacia [synonym]
G. Stephanophyllia Michelin 1841
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†Stephanophyllia cribraria Stephenson 1916
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Invalid names: Stephanophyllia regularis Traub 1938 [synonym]
†Stephanophyllia imperialis Michelin 1841
†Stephanophyllia implexa Dennant 1899
†Stephanophyllia indica Duncan 1880
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Invalid names: Stephanophyllia intermedia Hassan and Salama 1970 [synonym]
†Stephanophyllia lanquinei Alloiteau 1936
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Invalid names: Micrabacia wellsi Eliasova 1997 [synonym]
†Stephanophyllia michelini Lonsdale 1850
†Stephanophyllia nysti Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-04 10:50:11
Modified: 2008-02-04 12:50:11
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 208.50000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 201.3 Ma

Collections (230 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Lombardia) Micrabacia sp. (37322)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Austria Stephanophyllia plattenwaldensis (193916)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Egypt Micrabacia sp. (98325)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Texas) Micrabacia sp. (65719 65736)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Micrabacia coronula (81060 154013)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Ukraine Micrabacia coronula (87060)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Turkmenistan (Krasnovodskaya Oblast) Micrabacia coronula (86760)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Ukraine (Luhanska) Micrabacia coronula (77089)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Tajikistan Micrabacia coronula (86796)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Germany Micrabacia coronula (74195)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Czech Republic Micrabacia wellsi (35108 35136 35149 35162 35166)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czech Republic Micrabacia wellsi (35104)
Turonian - Campanian93.9 - 72.1Georgia Micrabacia sp. (91629)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3United Kingdom (England) Micrabacia coronula (4071 4072)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Germany Cyclobacia fromenteli (74196)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Kazakhstan Micrabacia coronula (86797)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Micrabacia wellsi (35161)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.5 - 85.8Czech Republic Micrabacia wellsi (35146)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Czech Republic Micrabacia wellsi (35103)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Poland Stephanophyllia suecica (87053)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Czech Republic Micrabacia wellsi (35142)
Middle Coniacian - Late/Upper Coniacian89.3 - 85.8Czech Republic Micrabacia wellsi (35154)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Mexico (Coahuila de Zaragoza) Micrabacia cribraria (88229)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (North Carolina) Micrabacia cribraria (123474) Micrabacia sp. (7617) Stephanophyllia bowerbankii, Micrabacia cribraria (87677)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Mississippi) Micrabacia cribraria (87722)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Montana) Micrabacia americana (87725)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Texas) Micrabacia taylorensis (123479 123481)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Ukraine (Luhanska) Micrabacia suecica (77094)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Sweden (Skane) Micrabacia suecica (123002)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Micrabacia taylorensis (123480)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Micrabacia indet. (32139)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Micrabacia hilgardi (6171 6172 6174 6175 6176)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Micrabacia cribraria, Micrabacia hilgardi (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Arkansas) Micrabacia arkansasensis (123366)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Netherlands (Limburg) Micrabacia sp. (85264)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Micrabacia hilgardi (7472) Micrabacia stephensoni (123476 123477)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Madagascar (Toliara) Stephanophyllia lanquinei (86519)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Micrabacia hilgardi (7550) Micrabacia mineolensis (87745 123404 123484) Micrabacia sp. (4527 4528 4539 4541)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Montana) Micrabacia americana (87747)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Micrabacia rotatilis, Micrabacia hilgardi (87743)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Micrabacia americana (87746)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Micrabacia sp. (4378 4380)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Colorado) Micrabacia americana (123482)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Micrabacia rotatilis, Micrabacia marylandica (87726 123473)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Micrabacia cribraria (87706) Micrabacia hilgardi (123471) Micrabacia sp. (83239)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Micrabacia hilgardi, Micrabacia mississippiensis (87744)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Micrabacia marylandica (125950)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Micrabacia sp. (4239 4240 4241 4245 4248 4250 4252 4259 4262 4263 4273 4275 4276)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Micrabacia sp. (4265 4267 4268 4277 4282 4291 4295 4299 4300 4301 4302 4303 4310 4320 4335)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Micrabacia sp. (4101 4102)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Missouri) Micrabacia sp. (4385)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands Micrabacia sp. (32177)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Micrabacia sp. (4364 4365 4366 4367 4368 4369 4370 4371 4372 4373 4374 4375)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Micrabacia sp. (4122 4126 4127)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) Micrabacia sp. (4344 4347 4349 4350 4351 4352 4353 4354 4355)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) Micrabacia sp. (7616)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Micrabacia cribaria (83238) Micrabacia sp. (4177 4212 4215 4224 4230 4237 83225)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Micrabacia sp. (85267 85268 85271 85273 85274)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Micrabacia mineolensis (4421) Micrabacia sp. (4418 4426 4427 4431 4435 4440 4452 4453 4454 4455 4457 4458 4460 4466 4467 4470 4485 4488 4490 4492) Micrabacia sp., Micrabacia navarroensis (4487)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Micrabacia sp. (4121)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands Micrabacia sp. (32162)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Ukraine (Cherkaska) Micrabacia rotatilis (77069)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Netherlands (Limburg) Micrabacia sp. (85263)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Egypt Stephanophyllia intermedia (87218)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Austria (Salzburg) Stephanophyllia regularis (84335)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Pakistan (Sind) Stephanophyllia indica (11289)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Stephanophyllia sp. (76601)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Stephanophyllia californica (78721 78722 122339) Stephanophyllia californica, Stephanophyllia vacavillensis (78723 201621)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (California) Stephanophyllia californica (122338)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) Stephanophyllia implexa (122348)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Netherlands Stephanophyllia sp. (124090 124092)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Hungary Stephanophyllia elegans (124379 124381) Stephanophyllia imperialis (124410 124421 124425) Stephanophyllia sp. (124417) Stephanophyllia sp., Stephanophyllia elegans (124378)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Stephanophyllia sp. (163836)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Stephanophyllia imperialis (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Stephanophyllia imperialis (62884)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Stephanophyllia imperialis (62899 62929 62944)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Stephanophyllia imperialis (70450)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Netherlands Stephanophyllia nysti (123947)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany Stephanophyllia nysti (124096)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Netherlands Stephanophyllia agaricoides, Stephanophyllia elegans, Stephanophyllia nysti (123948) Stephanophyllia nysti (123949)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Stephanophyllia imperialis (61895 61896 61897 61898 61899 61900 61903 61907 62885 62886 62887 62893 62896)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Italy Stephanophyllia sp. (191624)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Stephanophyllia elegans (38823)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Czech Republic Stephanophyllia imperialis (88803)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Stephanophyllia elegans (70497) Stephanophyllia elegans, Stephanophyllia imperialis (70491 70496)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Morocco Stephanophyllia imperialis (161320)
Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene5.333 - 0.781Taiwan Stephanophyllia hexaflora (89259)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Japan (Okinawa) Stephanophyllia fungulus (42178)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan (Chiba) Stephanophyllia fungulus (92647 92682 92684)
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Stephanophyllia japonica (84452)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Maldives Stephanophyllia sp. (189816)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Stephanophyllia japonica, Stephanophyllia fungulus, Stephanophyllia formosissima (92589)