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Endopachys lonsdalei

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy
Endopachys lonsdalei was named by Vaughan (1900). Its type locality is Coffeeville, which is in an Eocene coastal sandstone in the Lisbon Formation of Alabama.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Endopachys lonsdalei Vaughan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDendrophylliinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDendrophylliidaeGray 1847
genusEndopachysLonsdale 1845
specieslonsdalei

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.

Endopachys lonsdalei Vaughan 1900
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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: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2USA (Mississippi) Endopachys lonsdalei (87837)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2USA (Alabama) Endopachys lonsdalei (type locality: 88086)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Endopachys lonsdalei (44410 44517 44518)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Endopachys lonsdalei (90642 92171)