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Columnaphyllia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Axosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Columnaphyllia was named by Geyer (1955) [Sepkoski's age data: J u].

It was assigned to Amphiastreidae by Wells (1956); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Axosmiliidae by Pandey and Fürsich (2003).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Columnaphyllia Geyer
1956Columnaphyllia Wells
2002Columnaphyllia Sepkoski
2003Columnaphyllia Pandey and Fürsich

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderPachythecaliina()
familyAxosmiliidaeGeyer 1955
genusColumnaphylliaGeyer 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.

G. †Columnaphyllia 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: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2014-08-29 06:43:15
Modified: 2014-08-29 06:43:15
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2014, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Oxfordian to the top of the Valanginian or 161.20000 to 132.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Iran (Tabas Area) C. tithonica (41422)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic C. tithonica (36533)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Bulgaria (Pernik) C. sp. (87074 87077 87083)