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Microphyllia macropora

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Oulophyllia macropora was named by d'Orbigny (1850). Its type specimen is syntype MNHN.F.A47388 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Latimaeandra macropora by Milne-Edwards (1857), de Fromentel (1861); it was recombined as Microphyllia macropora by Beauvais (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Oulophyllia macropora d'Orbigny
1857Latimaeandra macropora Milne-Edwards p. 551
1861Latimaeandra macropora de Fromentel p. 163
1988Microphyllia macropora Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusMicrophyllia
speciesmacropora(d'Orbigny 1850)

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.

Microphyllia macropora d'Orbigny 1850
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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: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 06:50:30
Modified: 2008-01-28 08:50:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Aalenian to the top of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian or 174.70000 to 152.21000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Thailand Microphyllia macropora (79542)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Poland Microphyllia macropora (68371 68376)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Russian Federation (Karachayevo-Cherkesiya) Microphyllia macropora (89995)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Poland Microphyllia macropora (68369)