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Dendrophyllia dudleyi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy
Dendrophyllia dudleyi was named by Hanna (1927). Its type specimen is UCMP 31162 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 5051 San Clemente Creek, San Diego, which is in a Lutetian marine sandstone in the La Jolla Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Dendrophyllia dudleyi Hanna p. 268 figs. Plate 24, figures 4 and 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDendrophylliinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDendrophylliidaeGray 1847
genusDendrophylliaBlainville 1830
speciesdudleyi

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.

Dendrophyllia dudleyi Hanna 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:16:51
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:16:51
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Dendrophyllia dudleyi (type locality: 122663)