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Cuneiphyllia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Cuneiphyllia was named by Eliasova (1978). Its type is Pleurophyllia gracilis. It was considered unknown by Eliasova (1978).

It was assigned to Heterocoeniidae by Eliasova (1978).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Cuneiphyllia Eliasova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderHeterocoeniinaBeauvais 1977
familyHeterocoeniidaeOppenheim 1930
genusCuneiphyllia

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.

G. †Cuneiphyllia Eliasova 1978
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Cuneiphyllia gracilis Geyer 1955
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-16 12:54:00
Modified: 2008-02-16 14:54:00
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: Late/Upper Tithonian or 145.06000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Czechia Pleurophyllia gracilis (36539) Pleurophyllia gracilis, C. gracilis (36533)