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Epistreptophyllum giganteum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dermosmiliidae

Taxonomy
Epistreptophyllum giganteum was named by Roniewicz (1976). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Topalu 4, Dobrogea, Romania, which is in a Kimmeridgian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in Romania.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Epistreptophyllum giganteum Roniewicz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyDermosmiliidaeKoby 1887
genusEpistreptophyllumMilaschewitsch 1876
speciesgiganteum

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.

Epistreptophyllum giganteum Roniewicz 1976
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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 Early/Lower Aalenian to the top of the Aptian or 175.60000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Thailand Epistreptophyllum giganteum (79538 79542)
Bathonian - Middle Callovian168.3 - 161.2Iran (Tabas Area) Epistreptophyllum giganteum (41414)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8China (Xizang) Epistreptophyllum giganteum (80571)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Romania Epistreptophyllum giganteum (35200 type locality: 35201)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Russian Federation (Severnaya Osetiya-Alaniya) Epistreptophyllum giganteum (89994)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0China (Xizang) Epistreptophyllum giganteum (74255)