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Symphyllia molengraaffi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Lobophylliidae

Taxonomy
Symphyllia molengraaffi was named by Felix (1915). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Nikiniki, which is in a Pliocene reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/marl in Indonesia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. sinuosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Symphyllia molengraaffi Felix

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyLobophylliidaeDai and Horng 2009
genusSymphylliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesmolengraaffi

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: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) Symphyllia molengraaffi (109669)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia (East Nusa Tenggara) Symphyllia molengraaffi (type locality: 109651)