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Ketophyllum turbinata

Anthozoa - Chonophyllidae

Taxonomy
Omphyma turbinata was named by Linnaeus (1758).

It was recombined as Ketophyllum turbinata by McLean (1974).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Omphyma turbinata Linnaeus
1974Ketophyllum turbinata McLean p. 658

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
familyChonophyllidaeHolmes 1887
subfamilyChonophyllinaeHolmes 1887
genusKetophyllumWedekind 1927
speciesturbinata(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

Ketophyllum turbinata Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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

Age range: Telychian or 438.60000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Quebec) Omphyma turbinata (184842)