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Aquitanophyllia grandistellae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Aquitanophyllia grandistellae Chevalier

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyMussidaeOrtmann 1890
genusAquitanophyllia
speciesgrandistellae

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
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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: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Langhian or 23.03000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Aquitanophyllia grandistellae (70232 163837)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Aquitanophyllia grandistellae (70191 163838)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Aquitanophyllia grandistellae (70450)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Syzygophyllia grandistellae (70312)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Egypt Aquitanophyllia grandistellae (50925)