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Microphyllia brevivallis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Latimaeandra brevivallis was named by Becker (1875).

It was recombined as Microphyllia brevivallis by Geyer (1954).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. flemingi, M. oldhamiana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Latimaeandra brevivallis Becker
1954Microphyllia brevivallis Geyer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusMicrophylliad'Orbigny 1849
speciesbrevivallis(Becker 1875)

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 brevivallis Becker 1875
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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 Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 157.30000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Ethiopia Microphyllia brevivallis (94324)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany (Lower Saxony) Microphyllia brevivallis (23917)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Saudi Arabia Microphyllia brevivallis (28058)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany (Niedersachsen) Microphyllia brevivallis (31435 98352)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Germany (Lower Saxony) Microphyllia brevivallis (23929)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Microphyllia brevivallis (23887)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Microphyllia brevivallis (23904)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Russian Federation (Severnaya Osetiya-Alaniya) Latimaeandra brevivallis (89994)