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Agathiphyllia anguillensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Agathiphylliidae

Taxonomy
Cyathomorpha anguillensis was named by Vaughan (1919). Its type locality is Road Bay, which is in a Burdigalian/Serravallian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone/limestone in the Anguilla Formation of Anguilla.

It was recombined as Agathiphyllia anguillensis by Frost and Langenheim (1974) and López-Pérez (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Cyathomorpha anguillensis Vaughan
1974Agathiphyllia anguillensis Frost and Langenheim, Jr.
2005Agathiphyllia anguillensis López-Pérez p. 82

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
familyAgathiphylliidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusAgathiphylliaReuss 1864
speciesanguillensis()

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.

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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 Chattian to the top of the Serravallian or 28.10000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Cuba Cyathomorpha anguillensis (71129)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Mexico (Chiapas) Agathiphyllia anguillensis (31271)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Anguilla Cyathomorpha anguillensis (type locality: 124706)