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Phillipsastrea givetica

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Phillipsastreidae

Taxonomy

Pachyphyllum giveticum was named by Ivania (1960).

It was recombined as Phillipsastrea givetica by Coen-Aubert (2013).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

P. ananas, P. giveticum, P. goldfussi, P. hennahi, P. hlawaii, P. kolepia, P. rozkowskae, P. tafilaltensis, P. thomasi

Synonyms

Pseudoacervularia pradoana was named by Haime (1855).

It was synonymized subjectively with Phillipsastrea givetica by Coen-Aubert (2013).
Medusaephyllum pradoanum was named by Haime (1855).

It was synonymized subjectively with Phillipsastrea givetica by Coen-Aubert (2013).
Phillipsastrea pradoana was named by Haime (1855).

It was synonymized subjectively with Phillipsastrea givetica by Coen-Aubert (2013).
Syringophyllum torreanum was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1851).

It was recombined as Phillipsastrea torreana by Coen-Aubert (2002); it was synonymized subjectively with Phillipsastrea givetica by Coen-Aubert (2013).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1851	Syringophyllum torreanum Milne-Edwards and Haime
1855	Medusaephyllum pradoanum Haime
1855	Phillipsastrea pradoana Haime
1855	Pseudoacervularia pradoana Haime
1960	Pachyphyllum giveticum Ivania
2002	Phillipsastrea torreana Coen-Aubert
2013	Phillipsastrea givetica Coen-Aubert

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
class	Anthozoa	Ehrenberg 1834
—	Hexacorallia	()
subclass	Rugosa	(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)

Rank	Name	Author
order	Stauriida	Verrill 1865
suborder	Columnariina	Rominger 1876
family	Phillipsastreidae	Hill 1954
genus	Phillipsastrea	d'Orbigny 1849
species	givetica	(Ivania 1960)

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.

†Phillipsastrea givetica Ivania 1960

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Invalid names: Medusaephyllum pradoanum Haime 1855 [synonym], Phillipsastrea pradoana Haime 1855 [synonym], Phillipsastrea torreana Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851 [synonym], Pseudoacervularia pradoana Haime 1855 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

low Mg calciteo

Locomotion:

stationaryo

Attached:

yeso

Life habit:

epifaunalo

Diet:

suspension feedero

Vision:

blindc

Created:

2004-02-27 16:55:09

Modified:

2004-02-28 16:53:57

Source: o = order, c = class

Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Emsian to the top of the Late/Upper Givetian or 410.62000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (14 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Emsian - Eifelian	410.62 - 387.95	Spain	Phillipsastrea torreana (62193)
Givetian	387.95 - 382.31	Spain (Castilla-León)	Medusaephyllum pradoanum (80481 80592 80595 80707 80708 80711)
Givetian	387.95 - 382.31	Mauritania (Tiris Zemmour)	Phillipsastrea torreana (236759 236760)
Givetian	387.95 - 382.31	Spain (Asturias)	Medusaephyllum pradoanum (80369 80370)
Late/Upper Givetian	383.4 - 382.31	Mauritania	Phillipsastrea givetica (151251) Phillipsastrea torreana (151286)
Late/Upper Givetian	383.4 - 382.31	Spain	Phillipsastrea givetica (151289)