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Phacellocoenia thomkai

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Rhabdophylliopsis thomkai was named by Eliasova (1991). Its type locality is Benatina, which is in a Paleocene marine horizon in the Proc Conglomerate Formation of Slovakia.

It was recombined as Phacellocoenia thomkai by Baron-Szabo (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Rhabdophylliopsis thomkai Eliasova
2008Phacellocoenia thomkai Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusPhacellocoeniaAlloiteau and Tissier 1858
speciesthomkai()

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.

Phacellocoenia thomkai Eliasova 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Paleocene or 58.70000 to 55.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Slovakia Rhabdophylliopsis thomkai (type locality: 87543)