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Stephanophyllia vacavillensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae

Taxonomy
Stephanophyllia vacavillensis was named by Palmer (1923). Its type specimen is UCMP 30687 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP 3573 - NW of Vacaville, which is in a Ypresian offshore shale in California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Stephanophyllia vacavillensis Palmer p. 304 figs. Plate 57, figures 1a, 1b, and 1c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyMicrabaciidaeVaughan 1905
genusStephanophylliaMichelin 1841
speciesvacavillensis

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: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-04 10:50:11
Modified: 2008-02-04 12:50:11
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Stephanophyllia vacavillensis (78723 type locality: 201621)