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Dendrophyllia amica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy
Caryophyllia amica was named by Michelotti (1838).

It was recombined as Dendrophyllia amica by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Caryophyllia amica Michelotti
1848Dendrophyllia amica Milne-Edwards and Haime

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDendrophylliinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDendrophylliidaeGray 1847
genusDendrophylliaBlainville 1830
speciesamica(Michelotti 1838)

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.

†Dendrophyllia amica Michelotti 1838
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:16:51
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:16:51
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Tortonian or 27.30000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France Dendrophyllia amica (163836)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy Dendrophyllia amica (70450)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Dendrophyllia amica (70312)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Germany (Bayern) Dendrophyllia amica (123151)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63France Dendrophyllia amica (163846)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63France Dendrophyllia amica (70510 70511)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Portugal (Azores) Dendrophyllia amica (92091)
Serravallian - Langhian13.82 - 13.82France Dendrophyllia amica (163845)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63France Dendrophyllia amica (34609)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Morocco Dendrophyllia amica (161320 161391)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246France Dendrophyllia amica (70512)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333France Dendrophyllia amica (163847)