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Alpinophyllia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Alpinophylliidae

Taxonomy
Alpinophyllia was named by Roniewicz (1989) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori Tr Rhae Sepkoski's reference number: 919]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Alpinophylliidae.

It was assigned to Procyclolitidae by Stanley and Senowbari-Daryan (1999); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Alpinophylliidae by Roniewicz et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Alpinophyllia Roniewicz
1999Alpinophyllia Stanley, Jr. and Senowbari-Daryan p. 794
2002Alpinophyllia Sepkoski
2005Alpinophyllia Roniewicz et al. p. 294

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
familyAlpinophylliidaeRoniewicz 1989
genusAlpinophylliaRoniewicz 1989

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. †Alpinophyllia Roniewicz 1989
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Alpinophyllia flexuosa Roniewicz 1989
Alpinophyllia plana Laube 1865
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 Rhaetian or 237.00000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Isastrea plana (34691)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy Isastraea plana (38161) Isastrea plana, Isastraea foliosa (38166)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Canada (British Columbia) A. flexuosa (22994)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Alaska) A. flexuosa (97794)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Mexico (Sonora) A. flexuosa (39170 39171 39172)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Timor-Leste Isastrea plana (21166)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria (Calcareous Alps) A. flexuosa (38144)