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Tropidendron rhopalifer

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Tropiastreidae

Taxonomy
Tropidendron rhopalifer was named by Cuif (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Tropidendron rhopalifer Cuif

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderArchaeofungiinaAlloiteau 1952
familyTropiastreidaeCuif 1977
genusTropidendronCuif 1975
speciesrhopaliferCuif 1975

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: 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: Julian or 235.00000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Slovenia Tropidendron rhopalifer (67628 67806)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Slovenia Tropidendron rhopalifer (36562 36563 68742 68745 68746 68747)