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Meandrophyllia amedei

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae

Taxonomy
Microphyllia amedei was named by Etallon and Thurmann (1864). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Thamnoseris amedei by Geyer (1955); it was recombined as Meandrophyllia amedei by Roniewicz (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Microphyllia amedei Etallon
1864Microphyllia amedei Etallon and Thurmann
1955Thamnoseris amedei Geyer
1966Meandrophyllia amedei Roniewicz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyHaplaraeidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
subfamilyMeandrophylliinae
genusMeandrophyllia
speciesamedei()

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.

Meandrophyllia amedei Etallon and Thurmann 1864
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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: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-10 09:04:12
Modified: 2008-02-10 11:04:12
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Tithonian or 157.90000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Azerbaijan Thamnoseris amedei (78419)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Romania Meandrophyllia amedei (35199)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Poland Meandrophyllia amedei (68374 68376)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Georgia (South Ossetia) Thamnoseris amedei (90002)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Slovenia Meandrophyllia amedei (68651 68654 68668 68684)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Georgia Thamnoseris amedei (90017)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Russian Federation (Karachayevo-Cherkesiya) Thamnoseris amedei (89995)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Russian Federation Thamnoseris amedei (90020)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Spain Meandrophyllia amedei (34611 34613)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Romania Meandrophyllia amedei (35201)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Poland Meandrophyllia amedei (68369 68370)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Poland Meandrophyllia amedei (21268)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Czechia Thamnoseris amedei (36533)