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Phytogyra magnifica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Aplosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Phytogyra magnifica was named by D'Orbigny (1849). Its type specimen is lectotype MNHN B11778, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Phytogyra.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Phytogyra magnifica D'Orbigny p. 6
1850Phytogyra magnifica d'Orbigny p. 38
1857Phytogyra magnifica Milne-Edwards p. 217

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyAplosmiliidaeFromentel 1861
genusPhytogyra
speciesmagnifica

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.

Phytogyra magnifica D'Orbigny 1849
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
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