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Microphyllia brevivallis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Latimaeandra brevivallis was named by Becker (1875).

It was recombined as Microphyllia brevivallis by Geyer (1954).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. duboisi, M. flemingi, M. humilis, M. irregularis, M. madagascariensis, M. oldhamiana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Latimaeandra brevivallis Becker
1954Microphyllia brevivallis Geyer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusMicrophyllia
speciesbrevivallis(Becker 1875)

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.

†Microphyllia brevivallis Becker 1875
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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 Late/Upper Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 157.90000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Germany (Niedersachsen) Microphyllia brevivallis (31435 98352)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Saudi Arabia Microphyllia brevivallis (28058)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Ethiopia Microphyllia brevivallis (94324)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Germany (Lower Saxony) Microphyllia brevivallis (23917)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany (Lower Saxony) Microphyllia brevivallis (23929)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Microphyllia brevivallis (23904)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Russian Federation (Severnaya Osetiya-Alaniya) Latimaeandra brevivallis (89994)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Microphyllia brevivallis (23887)