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Montlivaltia polymorpha

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Montlivaltia polymorpha Terquem and Piette

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidaeDietrich 1926
subfamilyMontlivaltiinaeDietrich 1926
genusMontlivaltiaLamouroux 1821
speciespolymorphaTerquem and Piette 1865

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.

Montlivaltia polymorpha Terquem and Piette 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: solitaryg
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-05 12:00:16
Modified: 2008-02-05 14:00:16
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Sinemurian to the top of the Pliensbachian or 199.30000 to 182.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom (Wales) Montlivaltia polymorpha (41816)
Angulata201.3 - 196.5United Kingdom Montlivaltia polymorpha (42189)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8Morocco Stylophyllopsis walliae (33568)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Chile Montlivaltia polymorpha (58545)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Spain (Murcia) Montlivaltia polymorpha (38080)