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Colpophyllia reagani

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Taxonomy
Colpophyllia reagani was named by Durham (1942). It is not extant. Its type locality is UCMP Loc. A-3206 - Observatory Point [Crescent Fm], which is in a Ypresian marine volcaniclastic in the Crescent Formation of Washington.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Colpophyllia reagani Durham
2005Colpophyllia reagani López-Pérez p. 83

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyMussidaeOrtmann 1890
subfamilyFaviinaeGregory 1900
genusColpophylliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesreagani

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.

Colpophyllia reagani Durham 1942
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Ypresian or 72.10000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Jamaica Colpophyllia reagani (27650)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Washington) Colpophyllia reagani (type locality: 91602)