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Syzygophyllia brevis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Taxonomy
Syzygophyllia brevis was named by Reuss (1860). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Syzygophyllia brevis Reuss

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyMussidaeOrtmann 1890
genusSyzygophylliaReuss 1860
speciesbrevisReuss 1860

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.

Syzygophyllia brevis Reuss 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Badenian or 15.97000 to 12.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Poland Syzygophyllia brevis (38821)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Romania Syzygophyllia brevis (86908 123125)