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Pinacophyllum parallelum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae

Taxonomy
Pinacophyllum parallelum was named by Frech (1890). It is the type species of Pinacophyllum.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Pinacophyllum parallelum Frech

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderStylophyllinaBeauvais 1981
familyStylophyllidaeVolz 1896
genusPinacophyllum
speciesparallelum

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: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
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: 2008-02-05 03:17:53
Modified: 2008-02-05 05:17:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Pliensbachian or 244.24000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian - Illyrian244.24 - 241.464Hungary Pinacophyllum parallelum (81050)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4China Pinacophyllum parallelum (161882)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38USA (Nevada) Pinacophyllum parallelum (100412)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Nevada) Pinacophyllum parallelum (100391)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria Pinacophyllum parallelum (36815)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria (Calcareous Alps) Pinacophyllum parallelum (38141 38144)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Chile Pinacophyllum parallelum (58539)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Chile Pinacophyllum parallelum (33586 33587 33591 33592 33593 33605 34064)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Spain (Murcia) Pinacophyllum parallelum (38080)