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Platytrochus diabloensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Platytrochus diabloensis was named by Durham (1943). Its type locality is UCMP loc. A 3821, Bryon Quad, which is in a Ypresian/Lutetian marine sandstone in California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Platytrochus diabloensis Durham

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
subfamilyTurbinoliinaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
genusPlatytrochusMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesdiabloensis

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.

Platytrochus diabloensis Durham 1943
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:30:29
Modified: 2008-03-19 06:52:27
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (California) Platytrochus diabloensis (type locality: 36863 185385)