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Myriophyllia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Eugyridae

Taxonomy
Myriophyllia was named by D'Orbigny (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo-l K Albi Sepkoski's reference number: 806]. Its type is Meandrina rastellina.

It was assigned to Faviidae by Roniewicz (1976); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eugyridae by Baron-Szabo (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Myriophyllia D'Orbigny p. 8
1976Myriophyllia Roniewicz
2002Myriophyllia Sepkoski
2021Myriophyllia Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyEugyridaeFromentel 1861
genusMyriophyllia

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. †Myriophyllia D'Orbigny 1849
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†Myriophyllia angustata d'Orbigny 1850
†Myriophyllia dumblei Wells 1933
†Myriophyllia loulensis Rosendahl 1985
†Myriophyllia minima Errenst 1990
†Myriophyllia petitclerci Beauvais 1964
†Myriophyllia propria Sikharulidze 1979
†Myriophyllia rastellina Michelin 1843
†Myriophyllia tenuimaeandra Sikharulidze 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Middle Albian or 237.00000 to 106.30000 Ma

Collections (52 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy M. gracilis, M. mojsvari (38164) M. sp. (69663)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Türkiye (Anatolia) M. sp. (38047)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Timor-Leste M. timorica (21166)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France M. sp. (220890)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Switzerland M. angustata (85959) M. rastellina, M. angustata (93151 93152)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Franche-Comte) M. rastellina (87801)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 149.2Japan (Fukushima) M. sp. (85574)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Indonesia M. rastellina (68481) M. sp., M. rastellina (68202)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Poland M. rastellina (68376)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Greece M. angustata (86170)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Romania M. rastellina (35190)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21Morocco (Souss-Massa-Draa) M. sp. (85540 85541)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian157.9 - 152.21Portugal M. loulensis (68590) M. sp. (68620)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Russian Federation M. thurmanni, M. angustata (90020)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian157.9 - 149.2Slovenia M. angustata (68690 68703)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Valanginian157.9 - 132.6China (Xizang) M. rastellina (61414)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Poland M. rastellina (68369 68382)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Romania M. rastellina (35201)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Spain M. minima, M. angustata (34611)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2France (Rhone-Alpes) M. angustata (93270)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Algeria M. rastellina (85907)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2France M. rastellina, M. angustata, M. petitclerci (68510)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany M. sp. (34608)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Poland M. rastellina (133384)
Late/Upper Tithonian145.06 - 143.1Czechia M. rastellina (36533)
Late/Upper Berriasian139.1 - 137.05Austria M. propria (192213)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Hungary M. propria (25151)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Ukraine M. sp. (67457)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Georgia M. alternans (67512)
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57Mexico M. propria (21253)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57Austria M. propria (221476)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Greece M. alternans, M. propria (60375) M. propria (60374)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Germany M. propria (25535 221477)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Romania M. sp. (69201)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Trinidad and Tobago M. trinitatis (25537 25539)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Iran (Razavi-Chorasan) M. propria (83393)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Mexico (Sonora) M. propria (35101)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Georgia M. propria, M. tenuimaeandra (85430)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Greece M. propria (74811)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Mexico M. propria (21255)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3USA (Texas) Dendrogyra dumblei (123320)