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Paraleptoria flexuosissima

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Diploria flexuosissima was named by d'Achiardi (1868). Its type specimen is MSNTUP 576 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Paraleptoria flexuosissima by Budd and Bosellini (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Diploria flexuosissima d'Achiardi p. 22 figs. pl. 11, fig. 4
2016Paraleptoria flexuosissima Budd and Bosellini

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusParaleptoria
speciesflexuosissima(d'Achiardi 1868)

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.

Paraleptoria flexuosissima d'Achiardi 1868
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy (Veneto) Paraleptoria flexuosissima (180311)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy Paraleptoria flexuosissima (227821)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy Paraleptoria flexuosissima (75454)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Bosnia and Herzegovina Diploria flexuosissima (179748)