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Rhopalodendron

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Conophyllidae

Taxonomy

Species
R. juliensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Rhopalodendron Turnsek and Buser
1996Rhopalodendron Bernecker
1997Rhopalodendron Turnsek

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderArchaeofungiinaAlloiteau 1952
familyConophyllidaeAlloiteau 1952
genusRhopalodendron

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. †Rhopalodendron Turnsek and Buser 1989
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Rhopalodendron juliensis Turnsek and Buser 1989
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 Julian to the top of the Lacian or 237.00000 to 215.38000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Slovenia R. juliensis (68749)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Oman R. juliensis (49417)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Slovenia R. juliensis (67806)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Oman R. juliensis (24309)
Tuvalian233.6 - 227.3Greece R. juliensis (38018)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Slovenia R. juliensis (68757)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Austria R. juliensis (85472)