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Dendrophyllia guidottii

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae

Taxonomy
Balanophyllia guidottii was named by Simonelli (1897).

It was recombined as Dendrophyllia guidottii by Dieni and Omenetto (1960).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Balanophyllia guidottii Simonelli
1960Dendrophyllia guidottii Dieni and Omenetto p. 611

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDendrophylliinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyDendrophylliidaeGray 1847
genusDendrophylliaBlainville 1830
speciesguidottii(Simonelli 1897)

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.

Dendrophyllia guidottii Simonelli 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:16:51
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:16:51
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Piacenzian or 28.10000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Balanophyllia guidottii (22968)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Balanophyllia guidottii (92187)