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Meandrophyllia plummeri

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae

Taxonomy
Meandrophyllia plummeri was named by Wells (1932).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Meandrophyllia plummeri Wells
1944Meandrophyllia plummeri Wells

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyHaplaraeidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
subfamilyMeandrophylliinae
genusMeandrophylliad'Orbigny 1849
speciesplummeriWells 1932

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 Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 122.46000 to 109.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Venezuela (State of Sucre) Meandrophyllia plummeri (78595)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Venezuela (State of AnzoĆ”tegui) Meandrophyllia plummeri (78623)