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Amphiphora serannensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cyathophoridae

Taxonomy
Amphiphora serannensis was named by Alloiteau and Bernier (1969). Its type locality is Le Mejanel section, level 1, which is in a Tithonian shallow subtidal limestone in France. It is the type species of Amphiphora.

Entered
by W. Kiessling on 2008-02-10

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Amphiphora serannensis Alloiteau and Bernier p. 926

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderStylininaAlloiteau 1952
familyCyathophoridaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusAmphiphora
speciesserannensis

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.

Amphiphora serannensis Alloiteau and Bernier 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-10 05:54:51
Modified: 2008-02-10 07:54:51
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Alloiteau and Bernier 1969

Age range: Tithonian or 149.20000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1France Amphiphora serannensis (type locality: 78570)