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Petalaxis wagneri

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Petalaxidae

Taxonomy
Lithostrotionella (Hillia) wagneri was named by de Groot (1963).

It was recombined as Petalaxis wagneri by Sando (1983).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Lithostrotionella (Hillia) wagneri de Groot p. 88 figs. pl. 18, figs. 1-3
1983Petalaxis wagneri Sando p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
familyPetalaxidaeFomichev 1953
genusPetalaxisMilne-Edwards and Haime 1852
specieswagneri(de Groot 1963)

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.

Petalaxis wagneri de Groot 1963
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. J. Sando 1983Petalaxis with corallite diameter 3 to 4.5 mm and 14 to 16 major septa that closely approach the columella but seldom ยท reach it and extend into the dissepimentarium, ordinarily being attached to the cor-allite wall. Minor septa ordinarily well developed. Col-umella a simple axial plate connected to counter or car-dinal septum. Dissepimentarium weakly lonsdaleoid, composed of a single row of small inflated dissepiments. Tabulae complete or incomplete, essentially horizontal, mostly concave, and spaced 0.5 to 1 mm apart. Ratio of tabularium width to corallite diameter about 0. 7 to 0.8. Increase peripheral.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available