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Lithophyllon priorum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae

Taxonomy
Hydnophyllia prior was named by Oppenheim (1901).

It was recombined as Lithophyllon priorum by Kuzmicheva (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Hydnophyllia prior Oppenheim
1987Lithophyllon priorum Kuzmicheva

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyFungiidaeDana 1846
genusLithophyllonRehberg 1892
speciespriorum(Oppenheim 1901)

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.

Lithophyllon priorum Oppenheim 1901
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
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: 2008-02-04 10:27:34
Modified: 2008-02-04 12:31:23
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Lithophyllon priorum (77068)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Ukraine (Dnipropetrovska Oblast) Lithophyllon priorum (86682)