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Opisthophyllidae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Opisthophyllidae

Taxonomy
Opisthophyllidae was named by Geyer (1955).

It was assigned to Amphiastraeina by Turnsek (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Opisthophyllidae Geyer
1997Opisthophyllidae Turnsek

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderAmphiastraeinaAlloiteau 1952
familyOpisthophyllidaeGeyer 1955
familyOpisthophyllidaeGeyer 1955

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.

Fm. †Opisthophyllidae Geyer 1955
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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

Age range: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 161.50000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.5 - 152.21China (Xizang) Pseudopistophyllum sp. (116455)
Middle Tithonian - Late/Upper Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Czechia Pseudopisthophyllum woznikensis (31285)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Czechia Pseudopisthophyllum polonense (62219)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Poland Pseudopisthophyllum woznikensis (64116)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Czechia Pseudopisthophyllum berckhemeri (36539) Pseudopisthophyllum berckhemeri, Pseudopisthophyllum polonense (36533)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Bulgaria Pseudopistophyllum triseptatum (151442)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Greece Pseudopisthophyllum quinqueseptatum (60374)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Mexico (Sonora) Pseudopisthophyllum quinqueseptatum (35101)
Albian113.2 - 100.5China (Xizang) Pseudopisthophyllum rariseptata (74279)