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Distichoflabellum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae

Taxonomy
Distichoflabellum was named by Roniewicz (1989) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Rhae Sepkoski's reference number: 919]. It is not extant. Its type is Distichoflabellum zapfei.

It was assigned to Distichoflabellinae by Roniewicz (1989); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
D. zapfei (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Distichoflabellum Roniewicz
2002Distichoflabellum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDistichophylliinaBeauvais 1980
familyReimaniphylliidaeMelnikova 1975
subfamilyDistichoflabellinae
genusDistichoflabellum

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. †Distichoflabellum Roniewicz 1989
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Distichoflabellum zapfei Roniewicz 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: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-11 10:25:35
Modified: 2008-02-11 12:25:35
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Norian to the top of the Rhaetian or 228.00000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Canada (Yukon) D. sp. (38033)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria (Calcareous Alps) D. zapfei (38144)