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Colpophyllia duncani

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Taxonomy
Colpophyllia duncani was named by Wells (1935). Its type locality is Spring Mount [Yellow Limestone Gp], which is in a Lutetian shallow subtidal limestone in Jamaica.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Colpophyllia duncani Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyMussidaeOrtmann 1890
subfamilyFaviinaeGregory 1900
genusColpophylliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesduncani

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.

Colpophyllia duncani Wells 1935
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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 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 47.80000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Jamaica Colpophyllia duncani (type locality: 77033)
Bartonian - Late/Upper Eocene41.3 - 33.9Jamaica Colpophyllia duncani (69727)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Panama Colpophyllia duncani (7274)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Jamaica Colpophyllia duncani (69724)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Jamaica Colpophyllia duncani (69725)