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Polyphylloseris polymorpha

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseriidae

Taxonomy
Polyphylloseris polymorpha was named by Felix (1891).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Polyphylloseris polymorpha Felix

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyComoseriidaeFromentel 1861
genusPolyphylloserisFromentel 1857
speciespolymorphaFelix 1891

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.

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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: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Late/Upper Cenomanian or 130.00000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Jamaica (Saint Catherine) Polyphylloseris polymorpha (89647)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45France Polyphylloseris polymorpha (65199)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Mexico (Puebla) Polyphylloseris polymorpha (89865)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Spain (Murcia) Polyphylloseris polymorpha (154981)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France Polyphylloseris polymorpha (187927)