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Meandrophyllia cariacoensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae

Taxonomy
Meandrophyllia cariacoensis was named by Wells (1944). Its type locality is Las Cinco Ceibas, which is in an Aptian/Albian perireef or subreef limestone in the Barranquin Formation of Venezuela.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Meandrophyllia cariacoensis Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyHaplaraeidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
subfamilyMeandrophylliinae
genusMeandrophyllia
speciescariacoensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
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 09:04:12
Modified: 2008-02-10 11:04:12
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 125.77000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Venezuela Meandrophyllia cariacoensis (90544)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Venezuela (State of Sucre) Meandrophyllia cariacoensis (type locality: 78595)