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Koilocoenia decipiens

Anthozoa - Scleractinia

Taxonomy
Phyllocoenia decipiens was named by Laube (1865).

It was recombined as Coelocoenia decipiens by Volz (1896); it was recombined as Koilocoenia decipiens by Turnsek (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Phyllocoenia decipiens Laube p. 44 figs. Pl 6, fig 1
1896Coelocoenia decipiens Volz
1997Koilocoenia decipiens Turnsek

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderArchaeocoeniinaAlloiteau 1952
genusKoilocoeniaDuncan 1884
speciesdecipiens()

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.

Koilocoenia decipiens Laube 1865
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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 Illyrian to the top of the Lacian or 247.20000 to 215.56000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Poland Coelocoenia decipiens (34731)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Coelocoenia decipiens (38161 38166)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Slovenia Koilocoenia decipiens (68745)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Turkey (Anatolia) Coelocoenia decipiens (38047)