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Placocoenia ohinataensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Placocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Placocoenia ohinataensis was named by Eguchi (1951). Its type locality is Furuya, Kanto Mountains, which is in a Barremian shallow subtidal limestone in the Ishido Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Placocoenia ohinataensis Eguchi p. 55 figs. 19: 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyPlacocoeniidaeAlloiteau 1952
genusPlacocoeniad'Orbigny 1849
speciesohinataensis

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.

Placocoenia ohinataensis Eguchi 1951
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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: Barremian or 129.40000 to 125.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Japan (Nagano) Placocoenia ohinataensis (type locality: 91351)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Japan Placocoenia ohinataensis (55537)