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Rhipidogyra alata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae

Taxonomy
Lobophyllia alata was named by Quenstedt (1858). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Rhipidogyra alata by Geyer (1955).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Lobophyllia alata Quenstedt
1955Rhipidogyra alata Geyer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhipidogyrina
familyRhipidogyridaeKoby 1905
subfamilyRhipidogyrinaeKoby 1905
genusRhipidogyraMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesalata(Quenstedt 1858)

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.

Rhipidogyra alata Quenstedt 1858
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 08:39:44
Modified: 2008-01-26 10:39:44
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Rhipidogyra alata (23904 34398)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Rhipidogyra alata (23887)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic Rhipidogyra alata (36533)