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Calamophylliopsis compacta

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Calamophyllia flabellum compacta was named by Koby (1884). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Calamophylliopsis compacta by Roniewicz (1976).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. corymbosa, C. crassitorquata, C. flabellum, C. grandis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Calamophyllia flabellum compacta Koby
1976Calamophylliopsis compacta Roniewicz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyDermosmiliidaeKoby 1887
genusCalamophylliopsisAlloiteau 1952
speciescompacta()

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.

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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 Early/Lower Aalenian to the top of the Valanginian or 174.70000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Thailand Calamophylliopsis compacta (79537)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Romania Calamophylliopsis compacta (35198)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21Ethiopia Calamophyllia flabellum (93501)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Georgia (South Ossetia) Calamophylliopsis compacta (90002)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Georgia Calamophylliopsis compacta (85936)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Romania Calamophylliopsis compacta (35200 35201)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Ethiopia Calamophyllia flabellum (93531)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Poland Calamophylliopsis compacta (21268)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Bulgaria (Pernik) Calamophylliopsis compacta (87074 87076 87083)