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Rhabdophyllia phillipsi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Rhabdophyllia phillipsi was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1851). Its type specimen is syntype NHMUK NHM 56270, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Rhabdophyllia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Rhabdophyllia phillipsi Milne-Edwards and Haime pp. p. 87 figs. pl. 15 fig. 3
1857Rhabdophyllia phillipsi Milne-Edwards p. 348

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidae(Duncan 1884)
genusRhabdophylliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851
speciesphillipsiMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851

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.

Rhabdophyllia phillipsi Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-05 11:59:19
Modified: 2008-02-05 13:59:19
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Oxfordian or 161.50000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom Rhabdophyllia phillipsi (86020)