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Craspedophyllia ramosa

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae

Taxonomy
Craspedophyllia ramosa was named by Roniewicz et al. (2005). It is not extant. Its type locality is Saututun, Babulu Formation, Manatuto, East Timor, which is in a Carnian shallow subtidal limestone in the Babulu Formation of East Timor.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Craspedophyllia ramosa Roniewicz et al.
2015Craspedophyllia ramosa Stanley and Onoue p. 14 figs. 9a-h

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDistichophylliinaBeauvais 1980
familyReimaniphylliidaeMelnikova 1975
genusCraspedophyllia
speciesramosa

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.

Craspedophyllia ramosa Roniewicz et al. 2005
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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: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-11 10:25:35
Modified: 2008-02-11 12:25:35
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Carnian or 237.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Japan Craspedophyllia ramosa (165296) Procyclolites sp., Conophyllia sp. (34883)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0East Timor Craspedophyllia ramosa (type locality: 60120)