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Periplacotrochus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Periplacotrochus Cairns

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyFlabellicaeBourne 1905
familyFlabellidaeBourne 1905
genusPeriplacotrochus

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.

G. †Periplacotrochus Cairns 2017
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Periplacotrochus elegans Tenison-Woods 1878
Periplacotrochus magnus Dennant 1904
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 09:01:20
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:52:49
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Langhian or 66.00000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66France Placotrochus elongatus (76889)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9Australia (Victoria) P. inflectus (191231)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Australia (Victoria) Placotrochus inflectus (122437)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Australia (South Australia) Placotrochus corniculatus (122465)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Placotrochus pueblensis, Placotrochus magnus (122348)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) P. elongatus (174152) P. magnus (176277) P. pueblensis, P. cudmorei, P. magnus (176295)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) P. deltoideus, P. elongatus, P. cudmorei, P. elegans (179957)