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Microphyllia curtata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Microphyllia curtata was named by Etallon and Thurmann (1864). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Microphyllia curtata Etallon
1864Microphyllia curtata Etallon and Thurmann pp. p. 394 figs. pl. 56 fig. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusMicrophyllia
speciescurtata

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 curtata Etallon and Thurmann 1864
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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: Oxfordian or 161.50000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Franche-Comte) Microphyllia curtata (93095)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Centre) Microphyllia curtata (93124)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Lorraine) Microphyllia curtata (93188)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Switzerland Microphyllia curtata (85959)