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Petalaxis lisitschanskensis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Petalaxidae

Taxonomy
Petalaxis vesiculosus lisitschanskensis was named by Fomichev (1953).

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Petalaxis vesiculosus lisitschanskensis Fomichev p. 462 figs. pl. 32, figs. 3a, b
1983Petalaxis lisitschanskensis Sando p. 32

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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
specieslisitschanskensis(Fomichev 1953)

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 lisitschanskensis Fomichev 1953
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. J. Sando 1983Petalaxis with corallite diameter 12 to 15 mm and 16 to 21 major septa that approach the col-umella and may or may not reach it and do not extend in-to the dissepimentarium. Minor septa ordinarily well developed. Columella a simple thickened axial plate or-dinarily connected to the counter septum. Dissepimen-tarium composed of 1 to 5 rows of inflated dissepiments of variable size. Tabulae complete or ineomplete, horizontal, concave or convex, and irregularly spaced 0.25 to 0. 75 mm apart. Ratio of tabularium width to cor-allite diameter about 0.4. Mode of increase unknown.
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