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Polyphylloseris mammillata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia

Taxonomy
Polyphylloseris mammillata was named by Eguchi (1951). Its type locality is Matsushima, Omoto-mura, which is in an Aptian perireef or subreef sandstone in the Hiraiga Sandstone Formation of Japan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Polyphylloseris mammillata Eguchi

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
genusPolyphylloserisFromentel 1857
speciesmammillata

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: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 132.60000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Spain Polyphylloseris mammillata (56708)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57Austria Polyphylloseris mammillata (221476)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Germany Polyphylloseris mammillata (221477)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Tanzania Polyphylloseris mammillata (85358)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Japan (Iwate) Polyphylloseris mammillata (91321 type locality: 91325)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Mexico Polyphylloseris mammillata (234721)