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Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) cylindrica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy
Turbinolia cylindrica was named by Michelotti (1838).

It was recombined as Balanophyllia cylindrica by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848); it was recombined as Eupsammia cylindrica by Kühn (1965); it was recombined as Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) cylindrica by Chaix and Cahuzac (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Turbinolia cylindrica Michelotti
1848Balanophyllia cylindrica Milne-Edwards and Haime
1965Eupsammia cylindrica Kühn
2001Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) cylindrica Chaix and Cahuzac

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDendrophylliinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDendrophylliidaeGray 1847
genusBalanophylliaWood 1844
subgenusEupsammia
speciescylindrica(Michelotti 1838)

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: aragoniteg
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:09:26
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:09:26
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Tortonian or 27.30000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France Balanophyllia cylindrica (22968)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Hungary Balanophyllia cylindrica (124415 124447 124448)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Iran (Khuzestan) Balanophyllia cylindrica (87127)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy Balanophyllia cylindrica (70450)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Germany (Bayern) Eupsammia cylindrica (123170)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Morocco Eupsammia cylindrica (161391)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Balanophyllia cylindrica (70498)