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Petrophyllia gardnerae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Taxonomy
Archohelia gardnerae was named by Vaughan (1941). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lisbon Formation, Washington County, which is in a Bartonian marine horizon in the Lisbon Formation of Alabama.

It was recombined as Petrophyllia gardnerae by Kiessling (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Archohelia gardnerae Vaughan p. 281
2008Petrophyllia gardnerae Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyOculinidaeGray 1847
subfamilyOculininaeGray 1847
genusPetrophylliaConrad 1855
speciesgardnerae()

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.

Petrophyllia gardnerae Vaughan 1941
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-12-22 01:24:35
Modified: 2008-12-22 03:24:35
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Wells 1956, Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Priabonian or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Alabama) Archohelia gardnerae (81211 81224)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Archohelia gardnerae (type locality: 80165)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine Archohelia gardnerae (77068)