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Phacelophyllia suttonensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oppelismiliidae

Taxonomy
Thecosmilia suttonensis was named by Duncan (1867).

It was recombined as Phacelostylophyllum suttonensis by Prinz (1991); it was recombined as Phacelepismilia suttonensis by Simms et al. (2002); it was recombined as Phacelophyllia suttonensis by Kiessling et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Thecosmilia suttonensis Duncan
1991Phacelostylophyllum suttonensis Prinz
2002Phacelepismilia suttonensis Simms et al.
2009Phacelophyllia suttonensis Kiessling et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderStylophyllinaBeauvais 1981
familyOppelismiliidae
genusPhacelophyllia
speciessuttonensis(Duncan 1867)

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 Rhaetian to the top of the Late/Upper Sinemurian or 205.70000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4USA (Idaho) Thecosmilia suttonensis (99505)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4USA (Alaska) Thecosmilia suttonensis (100532)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Canada (British Columbia) Thecosmilia suttonensis (45379 100474)
Angulata201.4 - 199.5United Kingdom (Wales) Phacelepismilia suttonensis (41816)
Planorbis - Liasicus201.4 - 199.5France Phacelophyllia suttonensis (90243)
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9France Phacelostylophyllum suttonensis (197898)