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Montlivaultia sessilis

Astraeidae

Taxonomy
Anthophyllum sessile was named by Muenster (1829). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Thecophyllia sessilis by d'Orbigny (1850); it was recombined as Montlivaultia sessilis by Milne-Edwards (1857).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Anthophyllum sessile Muenster p. 107 figs. pl. 37 fig. 15
1850Thecophyllia sessilis d'Orbigny pp. p. 384
1857Montlivaultia sessilis Milne-Edwards p. 318

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RankNameAuthor
familyAstraeidae
speciesMontlivaultia sessilis()
RankNameAuthor
speciessessilis()

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.

Montlivaultia sessilis Muenster 1829
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. Milne-Edwards 1857Polypier court, subcylindrique, très-largement fixé, droit ; l’épithèque
n’arrive guère qu’à la moitié de la hauteur. Calice circulaire, superficiel.
5 cycles complets. Cloisons droites, minces, inégales; les secondaires
égales aux primaires. ( D’après Goldfuss.)
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Collections
No collection or age range data are available