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Retiophyllia gosaviensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae

Taxonomy
Retiophyllia gosaviensis was named by Roniewicz (1989). Its type locality is Gosaukamm, Kesselwand-Rohrmoos/Schneckengraben, Austria, which is in a Rhaetian shallow subtidal marl/limestone in the Zlambach Formation of Austria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Retiophyllia gosaviensis Roniewicz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDistichophylliinaBeauvais 1980
familyReimaniphylliidaeMelnikova 1975
genusRetiophylliaCuif 1966
speciesgosaviensis

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.

Retiophyllia gosaviensis Roniewicz 1989
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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: Rhaetian or 208.50000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Slovenia Retiophyllia gosaviensis (36566)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Slovakia Retiophyllia gosaviensis (42542 42543 42546)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria (Calcareous Alps) Retiophyllia gosaviensis (type locality: 38144)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Poland Parathecosmilia sp. (85424)