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Lophomeandra

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae

Taxonomy
Lophomeandra was named by Beauvais (1982).

It was assigned to Brachyphylliidae by Baron-Szabo (2003).

Entered
by U. Merkel (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2007-09-04

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Hydnoseris Beauvais
1982Lophomeandra Beauvais
2002Hydnoseris Sepkoski
2003Lophomeandra Baron-Szabo p. 139
2009Hydnoseris Morycowa and Masse

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyComoseridae
genusLophomeandraBeauvais 1982

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. †Lophomeandra Beauvais 1982
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Lophomeandra felixi Beauvais 1982
Lophomeandra paragaricites Morycowa and Masse 2009
Lophomeandra radiata Morycowa and Masse 2009
Invalid names: Hydnoseris Beauvais 1982 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-04 10:53:12
Modified: 2008-02-04 12:53:12
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Aptian to the top of the Santonian or 121.40000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57France Hydnoseris paragaricites (64081) Hydnoseris paragaricites, Hydnoseris radiata (116615)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Czechia Brachyseris silex (35138)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria L. felixi, Koilomorpha tenuisepta (74895)