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Madrepora (Amphihelia) reflexa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Taxonomy
Oculina reflexa was named by Montanaro (1929).

It was recombined as Madrepora (Amphihelia) reflexa by Dieni and Omenetto (1960).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Oculina reflexa Montanaro p. 121
1960Madrepora (Amphihelia) reflexa Dieni and Omenetto p. 612

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyOculinidaeGray 1847
genusMadreporaLinne 1758
subgenusAmphihelia(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857)
speciesreflexa(Montanaro 1929)

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: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:25:46
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:25:46
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Wells 1956, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 20.45000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy Amphihelia reflexa (70450)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Italy (Sardinia) Madrepora reflexa (84304)