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Letepsammia formosissima

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Micrabaciidae

Taxonomy
Stephanophyllia formosissima was named by Moseley (1876). It is extant.

It was recombined as Stephanophyllia (Letepsammia) formosissima by Yabe and Eguchi (1932); it was recombined as Letepsammia formosissima by Cairns (1989).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Stephanophyllia formosissima Moseley
1932Stephanophyllia (Letepsammia) formosissima Yabe and Eguchi
1934Stephanophyllia japonica Yabe and Eguchi
1989Letepsammia formosissima Cairns

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyMicrabaciidaeVaughan 1905
genusLetepsammia(Yabe and Eguchi 1932)
speciesformosissima(Moseley 1876)

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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Invalid names: Stephanophyllia japonica Yabe and Eguchi 1934 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-04 10:50:11
Modified: 2008-02-04 12:50:11
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ionian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ionian0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Stephanophyllia japonica (84452)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Stephanophyllia japonica, Stephanophyllia formosissima (92589)