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Rhipidogyra meandra

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae

Taxonomy
Rhipidogyra meandra was named by Krkovic (1965). Its type locality is Rumija Mountains, which is in an Oxfordian/Kimmeridgian carbonate limestone in Serbia and Montenegro.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Rhipidogyra meandra Krkovic

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhipidogyrina
familyRhipidogyridaeKoby 1905
subfamilyRhipidogyrinaeKoby 1905
genusRhipidogyraMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesmeandra

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.

Rhipidogyra meandra Krkovic 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 08:39:44
Modified: 2008-01-26 10:39:44
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 163.50000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Serbia and Montenegro Rhipidogyra meandra (type locality: 85906)