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Placophyllia blastemon

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Placophylliidae

Taxonomy
Placophyllia blastemon was named by Eliasova (1976). Its type specimen is Holotype HF 73 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jasenice, Stramberk reef limestone, Czechia, which is in a Tithonian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Stramberk Limestone Formation of Czechia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Placophyllia blastemon Eliasova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhipidogyrina
familyPlacophylliidae
genusPlacophyllia
speciesblastemon

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.

Placophyllia blastemon Eliasova 1976
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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 Late/Upper Tithonian to the top of the Valanginian or 145.06000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Czechia Placophyllia blastemon (type locality: 62219)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Czechia Placophyllia blastemon (36533)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Bulgaria (Pernik) Placophyllia blastemon (87080)