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Furcophyllia shaitanica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia

Taxonomy
Furcophyllia shaitanica was named by Melnikova and Roniewicz (2007). Its type locality is Sajtan river, Kattamardzanaj river area, SE Pamir, which is in a Ladinian perireef or subreef limestone/sandstone in the Kattamardzanaj Formation of Tajikistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Furcophyllia shaitanica Melnikova and Roniewicz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
genusFurcophyllia
speciesshaitanica

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.

Furcophyllia shaitanica Melnikova and Roniewicz 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ladinian or 241.46400 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Tajikistan Furcophyllia shaitanica (type locality: 75610)