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Trachyphyllia sawkinsi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Antillia sawkinsi was named by Vaughan (1926). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Antillophyllia sawkinsi by Wells (1956) and López-Pérez (2005); it was recombined as Trachyphyllia sawkinsi by Baron-Szabo (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Antillia bullbrooki Hoffmeister
1926Antillia sawkinsi Vaughan
1956Antillophyllia sawkinsi Wells
2005Antillia bullbrooki López-Pérez p. 83
2005Antillophyllia sawkinsi López-Pérez p. 83
2006Trachyphyllia sawkinsi Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusTrachyphylliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciessawkinsi(Vaughan 1926)

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.

Trachyphyllia sawkinsi Vaughan 1926
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Invalid names: Antillia bullbrooki Hoffmeister 1926 [synonym]
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 Burdigalian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 20.44000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Antillia bullbrooki (85793) Antillophyllia sawkinsi, Antillia bullbrooki (85785)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Trinidad and Tobago Antillophyllia sawkinsi (27583 27586 27593)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Anguilla Antillophyllia sawkinsi (22971 22973)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Panama Antillophyllia sawkinsi (120407)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Antillophyllia sawkinsi (120357)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Costa Rica Antillophyllia sawkinsi (71731 73621)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Antillophyllia sawkinsi (120218)