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Fungiaphyllia communis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Fungiaphyllia communis was named by Melnikova and Roniewicz (2017). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Site 647, Nalbandon River valley, which is in a Pliensbachian shallow subtidal wackestone in Afghanistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Fungiaphyllia communis Melnikova and Roniewicz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusFungiaphyllia
speciescommunis

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.

Fungiaphyllia communis Melnikova and Roniewicz 2017
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 06:50:30
Modified: 2008-01-28 08:50:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Pliensbachian or 201.40000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Afghanistan Fungiaphyllia communis (214312)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Afghanistan Fungiaphyllia communis (type locality: 214318 214320 214321)