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Platytrochus bataviae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Aldrichiella bataviae was named by De Gruyter (1944). It is not extant. Its type locality is Staatsmijn Maurits, Sch. II, 159.10-160.70 m, which is in a Danian coastal claystone in the Netherlands.

It was recombined as Platytrochus bataviae by Kiessling (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by U. Merkel (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2012-02-06

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Aldrichiella bataviae De Gruyter
2008Platytrochus bataviae Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyTurbinoliinaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
genusPlatytrochusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesbataviae()

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.

Platytrochus bataviae De Gruyter 1944
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:30:29
Modified: 2008-03-19 06:52:27
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Netherlands Aldrichiella bataviae (type locality: 123971)