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Pamirophyllum pamiricum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae

Taxonomy
Stylophyllum pamiricum was named by Melnikova (1972). Its type specimen is IGD 505/1918 (20/125), an other (colony), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pamirophyllum pamiricum by Melnikova and Roniewicz (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Stylophyllum pamiricum Melnikova p. 58
1990Pamirophyllum pamiricum Melnikova and Roniewicz p. 87

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderStylophyllinaBeauvais 1981
familyStylophyllidaeVolz 1896
genusPamirophyllum
speciespamiricum(Melnikova 1972)

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.

Pamirophyllum pamiricum Melnikova 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-05 03:17:53
Modified: 2008-02-05 05:17:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Sevatian to the top of the Rhaetian or 211.18000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Tajikistan Pamirophyllum pamiricum (34647)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Tajikistan Pamirophyllum pamiricum (138588)