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Brachyphyllia felixi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Brachyphyllia felixi was named by Baron-Szabo (2000).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Brachyphyllia felixi Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusBrachyphylliaReuss 1854
speciesfelixiBaron-Szabo 2000

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.

Brachyphyllia felixi Baron-Szabo 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 06:50:30
Modified: 2008-01-28 08:50:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 85.70000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria Brachyphyllia felixi (74895)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Oman Brachyphyllia felixi (206407)