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Paracuifia jennieae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae

Taxonomy
Paracuifia jennieae was named by Caruthers and Stanley (2008). It is not extant. Its type locality is Flounder Cove, Kuiu Island, Keku Strait, USGS M1911, which is in a Norian shallow subtidal limestone in the Cornwallis Formation of Alaska.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Paracuifia jennieae Caruthers and Stanley , Jr.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDistichophylliinaBeauvais 1980
familyReimaniphylliidaeMelnikova 1975
genusParacuifiaMelnikova 2001
speciesjennieae

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.

Paracuifia jennieae Caruthers and Stanley , Jr. 2008
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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: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-11 10:25:35
Modified: 2008-02-11 12:25:35
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lacian or 227.30000 to 215.38000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Alaska) Paracuifia jennieae (82662)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Alaska) Paracuifia jennieae (type locality: 80015)