Tabulata

Tabulata, commonly known as tabulate corals, is a class of extinct corals. They are almost always colonial, forming colonies of individual hexagonal cells known as corallites defined by a skeleton of calcite, similar in appearance to a honeycomb. Adjacent cells are joined by small pores. Their distinguishing feature is their well-developed horizontal internal partitions (tabulae) within each cell, but reduced or absent vertical internal partitions (septa). They are usually smaller than rugose corals, but vary considerably in shape, from flat to conical to spherical.

Tabulata

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On record

Recorded, not inferred
Also called
tabulate coralPBDB
Sits inside
AnthozoaPBDB
Diet
suspension feeder, photosymbioticPBDB
Life habit
epifaunalPBDB
Motility
stationary, attachedPBDB
Vision
blindPBDB, for Anthozoa

Time the record covers

At least 222 million years on record.

The record covers at least 477.1 Mya to 254.14 Mya. No occurrence read is dated outside 488.9 Mya to 251.902 Mya.

Cambrian — about 0 of 11877 occurrencesOrdovician — about 1717 of 11877 occurrencesOrdovicianSilurian — about 3888 of 11877 occurrencesSilurianDevonian — about 4863 of 11877 occurrencesDevonianCarboniferous — about 748 of 11877 occurrencesCarboniferousPermian — about 661 of 11877 occurrencesPermianEarly Triassic — about 0 of 11877 occurrences494–485 Mya — about 0.5 occurrences485–477 Mya — about 2 occurrences477–469 Mya — about 13 occurrences469–461 Mya — about 43 occurrences461–453 Mya — about 300 occurrences453–444 Mya — about 1210 occurrences444–436 Mya — about 1358 occurrences436–428 Mya — about 1487 occurrences428–420 Mya — about 1186 occurrences420–411 Mya — about 675 occurrences411–403 Mya — about 488 occurrences403–395 Mya — about 456 occurrences395–387 Mya — about 1204 occurrences387–379 Mya — about 1582 occurrences379–370 Mya — about 375 occurrences370–362 Mya — about 63 occurrences362–354 Mya — about 99 occurrences354–346 Mya — about 164 occurrences346–338 Mya — about 286 occurrences338–329 Mya — about 118 occurrences329–321 Mya — about 38 occurrences321–313 Mya — about 21 occurrences313–305 Mya — about 25 occurrences305–296 Mya — about 68 occurrences296–288 Mya — about 135 occurrences288–280 Mya — about 92 occurrences280–272 Mya — about 140 occurrences272–264 Mya — about 120 occurrences264–255 Mya — about 84 occurrences255–247 Mya — about 43 occurrences477.1 Mya254.14 Mya494 Mya247 Mya

11,877 occurrences of Tabulata on record, most of them in the Devonian. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

11,877 occurrences

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. More on what this infers.

Found in

1143 formations

Khandyg — 62.20°N, 138.15°EKhandyg — 63.40°N, 136.68°EKhandyg — 60.15°N, 137.10°EKhandyg — 63.52°N, 136.60°EKhandyg — 62.93°N, 138.10°EKhandyg — 62.85°N, 138.15°ELudlowville — 42.76°N, 78.65°WLudlowville — 42.78°N, 78.79°WLudlowville — 42.86°N, 77.76°WLudlowville — 42.87°N, 77.88°WLudlowville — 42.83°N, 77.81°WLudlowville — 42.88°N, 78.57°WLudlowville — 42.96°N, 78.13°WLudlowville — 42.80°N, 77.27°WLudlowville — 42.78°N, 76.99°WLudlowville — 42.84°N, 77.90°WLudlowville — 42.73°N, 76.70°WLudlowville — 42.83°N, 76.50°WLudlowville — 42.86°N, 76.35°WLudlowville — 42.93°N, 76.22°WLudlowville — 43.00°N, 79.00°WLudlowville — 42.77°N, 76.71°WLudlowville — 42.86°N, 76.51°WLudlowville — 42.89°N, 76.75°WLudlowville — 42.84°N, 76.33°WLudlowville — 42.79°N, 75.56°WLudlowville — 42.76°N, 75.54°WLudlowville — 42.74°N, 75.54°WLudlowville — 42.89°N, 77.36°WBaraniy — 63.40°N, 136.68°EBaraniy — 60.15°N, 137.10°EBaraniy — 62.93°N, 138.10°EBaraniy — 62.85°N, 138.15°EQixia — 25.82°N, 107.55°EQixia — 29.41°N, 103.55°EQixia — 29.68°N, 106.77°EQixia — 30.27°N, 117.98°EQixia — 31.63°N, 117.83°EQixia — 32.15°N, 118.96°EQixia — 30.35°N, 116.85°EQixia — 31.76°N, 118.14°EQixia — 31.48°N, 117.87°EQixia — 30.99°N, 119.56°EQixia — 30.95°N, 118.75°EQixia — 30.95°N, 117.80°EQixia — 32.08°N, 119.03°EQixia — 29.00°N, 117.30°EQixia — 27.05°N, 113.90°EQixia — 30.65°N, 118.45°EQixia — 30.58°N, 117.04°EQixia — 29.00°N, 116.89°EQixia — 31.70°N, 118.10°EQixia — 30.81°N, 118.02°EQixia — 30.00°N, 117.81°EQixia — 30.03°N, 109.65°EQixia — 31.12°N, 112.31°EQixia — 24.07°N, 108.66°EQixia — 24.66°N, 116.16°EQixia — 30.05°N, 111.47°EQixia — 30.14°N, 114.82°EQixia — 23.71°N, 109.22°EQixia — 26.07°N, 107.47°EQixia — 26.26°N, 107.53°EQixia — 26.09°N, 106.57°EQixia — 27.30°N, 105.28°EQixia — 27.66°N, 106.78°EQixia — 26.91°N, 109.20°EQixia — 25.10°N, 106.40°EQixia — 26.73°N, 105.81°EQixia — 26.39°N, 106.78°EQixia — 25.99°N, 106.07°EQixia — 24.85°N, 107.68°EQixia — 32.05°N, 119.00°EQixia — 26.24°N, 107.51°EQixia — 26.67°N, 107.50°EQixia — 30.11°N, 102.74°EQixia — 26.75°N, 101.16°EQixia — 26.58°N, 107.14°EKowala — 50.83°N, 20.37°EKowala — 50.82°N, 20.58°EKowala — 50.80°N, 20.47°EKowala — 50.73°N, 20.45°EKowala — 50.83°N, 20.67°EKowala — 50.93°N, 20.53°EKowala — 50.63°N, 21.37°EKowala — 50.75°N, 20.78°EKowala — 50.88°N, 20.57°ESilica — 41.72°N, 83.72°WSilica — 42.13°N, 83.60°WSilica — 42.33°N, 83.03°WSilica — 41.12°N, 84.85°WOnondaga — 43.01°N, 78.01°WOnondaga — 42.95°N, 76.17°WOnondaga — 42.92°N, 78.25°WOnondaga — 42.78°N, 74.33°WOnondaga — 42.96°N, 78.74°WOnondaga — 42.70°N, 74.92°WOnondaga — 42.65°N, 74.08°WOnondaga — 42.97°N, 77.85°WOnondaga — 42.00°N, 74.00°WOnondaga — 43.00°N, 75.00°WOnondaga — 43.00°N, 76.00°WOnondaga — 43.00°N, 74.67°WTamsalu — 58.91°N, 23.47°ETamsalu — 58.87°N, 22.97°ETamsalu — 58.93°N, 23.75°ETamsalu — 59.00°N, 25.92°ETamsalu — 59.06°N, 25.14°ETamsalu — 59.07°N, 24.80°ETamsalu — 58.48°N, 26.38°ETamsalu — 58.61°N, 25.56°ETamsalu — 59.05°N, 24.45°ETamsalu — 59.14°N, 26.13°ETamsalu — 58.91°N, 23.43°ETamsalu — 59.05°N, 24.70°ETamsalu — 58.84°N, 23.06°ETamsalu — 59.17°N, 26.13°ETamsalu — 59.06°N, 24.95°ETamsalu — 59.21°N, 26.64°ETamsalu — 58.59°N, 26.34°ETamsalu — 58.39°N, 24.50°ETamsalu — 58.96°N, 24.07°ETamsalu — 58.95°N, 24.56°ETamsalu — 58.99°N, 26.35°ETamsalu — 58.68°N, 26.09°EDouro — 73.25°N, 93.50°WDouro — 72.67°N, 99.55°WDouro — 75.25°N, 95.00°WDouro — 74.42°N, 95.00°WDouro — 75.00°N, 86.00°WDouro — 74.58°N, 95.50°WDouro — 73.93°N, 92.10°WDouro — 72.98°N, 91.66°WDouro — 72.82°N, 92.02°WDouro — 72.59°N, 93.77°WCoopers Creek Limestone — 38.15°S, 146.47°EJeffersonville Limestone — 38.50°N, 85.75°WJeffersonville Limestone — 38.25°N, 85.77°WKuranakh — 63.40°N, 136.68°EKuranakh — 60.15°N, 137.10°EKuranakh — 63.52°N, 136.60°EKuranakh — 62.93°N, 138.10°EKuranakh — 62.85°N, 138.15°EMia Le — 22.23°N, 106.18°EVaughn Gulch — 36.82°N, 118.08°WVaughn Gulch — 36.90°N, 118.07°WRead Bay — 73.25°N, 93.50°WRead Bay — 75.00°N, 95.00°WRead Bay — 74.84°N, 93.51°WRead Bay — 74.68°N, 94.16°WRead Bay — 74.65°N, 94.71°WRead Bay — 74.73°N, 94.94°WRead Bay — 74.70°N, 94.82°WRead Bay — 74.84°N, 93.43°WRead Bay — 74.68°N, 93.48°WTreskelodden Beds — 77.00°N, 16.25°ETreskelodden Beds — 77.03°N, 16.22°ETreskelodden Beds — 77.05°N, 16.15°EBrassfield — 37.66°N, 84.12°WBrassfield — 38.73°N, 83.61°WBrassfield — 39.81°N, 83.99°WBrassfield — 39.86°N, 84.55°WBrassfield — 38.82°N, 83.51°WBrassfield — 39.48°N, 83.86°WBrassfield — 41.13°N, 84.23°WBrassfield — 39.97°N, 84.32°WBrassfield — 39.03°N, 83.59°WBrassfield — 39.78°N, 84.86°WBrassfield — 38.14°N, 85.53°WBrassfield — 39.26°N, 83.75°WBrassfield — 37.80°N, 84.09°WBrassfield — 38.22°N, 83.63°WBrassfield — 37.71°N, 83.98°WBrassfield — 39.99°N, 84.35°WBrassfield — 39.34°N, 85.48°WBan Pap — 21.18°N, 105.07°EBan Pap — 21.43°N, 104.12°EScotch Grove — 42.00°N, 91.00°WScotch Grove — 40.00°N, 97.00°WScotch Grove — 41.92°N, 90.92°WScotch Grove — 41.90°N, 90.60°WScotch Grove — 42.15°N, 90.68°WScotch Grove — 42.00°N, 92.00°WScotch Grove — 41.77°N, 91.13°WScotch Grove — 42.12°N, 91.13°WScotch Grove — 42.48°N, 90.87°WScotch Grove — 41.85°N, 90.18°WScotch Grove — 42.10°N, 91.28°WLa Vieille — 47.73°N, 65.72°WLa Vieille — 46.92°N, 66.00°WLa Vieille — 48.83°N, 64.48°WLa Vieille — 48.13°N, 65.83°WLa Vieille — 48.22°N, 64.88°WLa Vieille — 48.18°N, 65.03°WLa Vieille — 48.20°N, 64.84°WSanta Lucia — 43.02°N, 2.48°ESanta Lucia — 42.89°N, 2.09°ESanta Lucia — 42.80°N, 5.98°WSanta Lucia — 42.87°N, 5.68°WSanta Lucia — 42.87°N, 5.43°WSanta Lucia — 42.87°N, 5.28°WSanta Lucia — 42.97°N, 6.20°WSanta Lucia — 42.88°N, 5.10°WSanta Lucia — 42.84°N, 5.65°WPortilla — 42.85°N, 1.84°EPortilla — 42.83°N, 5.65°WPortilla — 42.88°N, 5.12°EPortilla — 42.82°N, 5.22°EPortilla — 41.05°N, 3.33°WPortilla — 43.00°N, 6.17°WPortilla — 42.83°N, 5.10°WPortilla — 42.87°N, 5.85°WPortilla — 42.84°N, 5.50°WBeul — 51.39°N, 7.87°EHagen-Balve — 51.40°N, 7.81°EHagen-Balve — 51.39°N, 7.87°E

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The named rock units Tabulata has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 1,119 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 2,039 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Tabulata and its relatives

Devonian

Where Tabulata and its relatives were recorded in the Devonian.

Found in the same rock

1,594 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records at least 840 sites for Tabulata, and this reads 240 of them. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

1,012 references

Each of the 11,877 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. 1,000 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content2

Picture of Tabulata

Credit
Wilson44691
Licence
Public Domain
Commercial use
the licence allows it

3D model

Source
Sketchfab
Licence
CC0 Public Domain
Commercial use
the licence allows it

Smithsonian Open Access and MorphoSource were not reached for this taxon, so this list is what the others held rather than everything there is.

The description on this site

Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0

This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

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What may have been alongside itAnthozoa through timeFormations of the DevonianThe world it lived on

Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. (Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)