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Stephanophyllia hexaflora

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae

Taxonomy
Stephanophyllia hexaflora was named by Hu (1987). Its type locality is Tantzu, which is in a Pliocene/Pleistocene deep-water mudstone/siltstone in the Maanshan Formation of Taiwan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Stephanophyllia hexaflora Hu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyMicrabaciidaeVaughan 1905
genusStephanophylliaMichelin 1841
specieshexaflora

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-04 10:50:11
Modified: 2008-02-04 12:50:11
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene5.333 - 0.781Taiwan Stephanophyllia hexaflora (type locality: 89259)