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Microphyllia elevata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Microphyllia elevata was named by Roniewicz (2008). Its type locality is Lyubasha Mountain, Lyalintsi, 359-377 m, which is in a Valanginian perireef or subreef limestone in the Slivnitsa Formation of Bulgaria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Microphyllia elevata Roniewicz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusMicrophylliad'Orbigny 1849
specieselevata

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.

Microphyllia elevata Roniewicz 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 06:50:30
Modified: 2008-01-28 08:50:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tithonian to the top of the Valanginian or 152.10000 to 132.90000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Bulgaria (Pernik) Microphyllia elevata (87062)
Tithonian - Berriasian152.1 - 139.8Bulgaria (Pernik) Microphyllia elevata (87066)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Bulgaria (Pernik) Microphyllia elevata (87070 87071 87072 type locality: 87074 87077 87078 87080 87081 87083 87086)