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Pleurocora explanata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Haplaraeidae

Taxonomy
Pleurocora explanata was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848).

It was recombined as Phyllohelia explanata by Alloiteau (1952).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Pleurocora explanata Milne-Edwards and Haime
1952Phyllohelia explanata Alloiteau
2008Pleurocora explanata Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
familyHaplaraeidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusPleurocoraMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesexplanataMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848

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.

Pleurocora explanata Milne-Edwards and Haime 1848
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
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: 2004-02-29 09:30:51
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:30:51
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Ukraine (Cherkaska) Phyllohelia explanata (77069)