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Alpinophyllia flexuosa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Alpinophylliidae

Taxonomy
Alpinophyllia flexuosa was named by Roniewicz (1989) [Cerio-Meandroid colonial coral.]. It is not extant. Its type locality is Gosaukamm, Kesselwand-Rohrmoos/Schneckengraben, Austria, which is in a Rhaetian shallow subtidal marl/limestone in the Zlambach Formation of Austria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Alpinophyllia flexuosa Roniewicz
1994Alpinophyllia flexuosa Stanley p. 14 figs. 9.7-9.9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
familyAlpinophylliidaeRoniewicz 1989
genusAlpinophylliaRoniewicz 1989
speciesflexuosa

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.

Alpinophyllia flexuosa Roniewicz 1989
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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 Norian to the top of the Rhaetian or 228.00000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Alaska) Alpinophyllia flexuosa (97794)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Canada (British Columbia) Alpinophyllia flexuosa (22994)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Mexico (Sonora) Alpinophyllia flexuosa (39170 39171 39172)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria (Calcareous Alps) Alpinophyllia flexuosa (type locality: 38144)