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Opisthophyllum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Amphiastreidae

Taxonomy
Opisthophyllum was named by Ogilvie (1897). It is not extant. Its type is Opisthophyllum zitteli.

It was assigned to Amphiastreidae by Baron-Szabo (2002).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Opisthophyllum Ogilvie
2002Opisthophyllum Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderPachythecaliina()
familyAmphiastreidaeOgilvie 1896
genusOpisthophyllumOgilvie 1897

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. †Opisthophyllum Ogilvie 1897
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Opisthophyllum minimum Ogilvie 1897
Opisthophyllum vesiculare Ogilvie 1897
Opisthophyllum zitteli Ogilvie 1897
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

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Tithonian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 145.06000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Czechia O. minimum (36538) O. vesiculare (36537) O. zitteli, O. vesiculare, O. minimum (36533)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Italy O. sp. (196865)
Berriasian - Valanginian143.1 - 132.6China (Xizang) O. vesiculare (74249 126875)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Greece O. zitteli (34719)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2China (Xizang) O. jaggangensis (74258)