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Montlivaltia obconica

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Montlivaltiidae

Taxonomy
Anthophyllum obconicum was named by Münster (1829). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Montlivaltia obconica by Geyer (1955).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Anthophyllum obconicum Münster
1955Montlivaltia obconica Geyer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMontlivaltiidaeDietrich 1926
subfamilyMontlivaltiinaeDietrich 1926
genusMontlivaltiaLamouroux 1821
speciesobconica(Münster 1829)

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.

†Montlivaltia obconica Münster 1829
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: solitaryg
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-05 12:00:16
Modified: 2008-02-05 14:00:16
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Callovian to the top of the Aptian or 166.10000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7India (Kachchh) Montlivaltia obconica (24050)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Ukraine Montlivaltia obconica (67868)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany (Lower Saxony) Montlivaltia obconica (23909 23910 23912 23913 23916 23917 23918 23921 23924)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany (Niedersachsen) Montlivaltia obconica (23919)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany Montlivaltia obconica (31433)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany (Niedersachsen) Montlivaltia obconica (31437)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian161.2 - 152.1Georgia Montlivaltia obconica (90018)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal Montlivaltia obconica (68242 68784 68785)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Greece Montlivaltia obconica (85964)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal (Centro) Montlivaltia obconica (68220)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal Montlivaltia obconica (68586)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Portugal Montlivaltia obconica (68239)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Montlivaltia obconica (23904)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Czech Republic Montlivaltia obconica (36533)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Iran Montlivaltia obconica (234261)