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Microphyllia undans

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Microphyllia undans was named by Étallon (1859). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Isastrea undans by Ogilvie (1897).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Microphyllia undans Etallon
1859Microphyllia undans Étallon p. 508
1897Isastrea undans Ogilvie
1955Microphyllia undans Geyer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusMicrophyllia
speciesundans

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 undans Étallon 1859
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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 Kimmeridgian to the top of the Albian or 154.80000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21Portugal Microphyllia undans (68589 68590)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Slovenia Microphyllia undans (68690 68702)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Portugal Microphyllia undans (67908)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal (Centro) Microphyllia undans (68220)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Portugal Microphyllia undans (68608)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2France Microphyllia undans (68510)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Georgia Microphyllia undans (85933)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Czechia Microphyllia undans (36533 36538)
Late/Upper Berriasian - Early/Lower Valanginian139.1 - 132.6Spain Microphyllia undans (69144)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Hungary Microphyllia undans (25151)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Slovenia Microphyllia undans (76919)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Turkmenistan (Turkoman Republic) Microphyllia undans (2263)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Turkmenistan Microphyllia undans (2260 2261 2262 2264)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Poland Microphyllia undans (67122 67123)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Georgia Microphyllia undans (67512)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Georgia Microphyllia undans (85425 85430)