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Heterophyllia ornata

Anthozoa - Heterocorallia - Heterophylliidae

Taxonomy
Heterophyllia ornata was named by McCoy (1849). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Heterophyllia ornata McCoy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassOctocorallia
RankNameAuthor
orderHeterocoralliaSchindewolf 1941
familyHeterophylliidaeDybowski 1873
genusHeterophylliaMcCoy 1849
speciesornataMcCoy 1849

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.

Heterophyllia ornata McCoy 1849
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Grouping: solitaryo
Clonal: yeso
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:59:59
Modified: 2009-04-13 12:59:59
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Ivorian to the top of the Brigantian or 353.70000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ivorian - Chadian353.7 - 339.9Ireland Heterophyllia ornata (76515)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Morocco (Meknes-Tafilalet) Heterophyllia ornata (99646 99651)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3Belgium Heterophyllia ornata (10699)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Spain (Andalucia) Heterophyllia ornata (79117)