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Phacelophyllia fasciata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oppelismiliidae

Taxonomy
Myriophyllum fasciatum was named by Beauvais (1986). Its type locality is Tarhilest Sefrou (Dayer Ifrah), Atlas Mountains, which is in a Jurassic reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in Morocco.

It was recombined as Phacelophyllia fasciata by Turnsek et al. (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Myriophyllum fasciatum Beauvais
2003Phacelophyllia fasciata Turnsek et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderStylophyllinaBeauvais 1981
familyOppelismiliidae
genusPhacelophyllia
speciesfasciata(Beauvais 1986)

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.

Phacelophyllia fasciata Beauvais 1986
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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: Late/Upper Pliensbachian or 192.90000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Morocco Myriophyllum fasciatum (type locality: 33583)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Slovenia Phacelophyllia fasciata (87254)