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Millepora platyphylla

Hydrozoa - Milleporina

Taxonomy
Millepora platyphylla was named by Hemprich and Ehrenberg (1834).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Millepora platyphylla Hemprich and Ehrenberg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classHydrozoaOwen 1843
RankNameAuthor
orderMilleporina
genusMillepora
speciesplatyphyllaHemprich and Ehrenberg 1834

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.

Millepora platyphylla Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1834
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: carnivorec
Diet 2: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-08-27 03:49:02
Modified: 2010-02-11 07:06:40
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Millepora platyphylla (198575)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Millepora platyphylla (201414 201440)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Guam Millepora platyphylla (97444)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia Millepora platyphylla (97463)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan Millepora platyphylla (97293)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mauritius Millepora platyphylla (96889)