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Kilbuchophyllia discoidea

Anthozoa - Kilbuchophyllida - Kilbuchophyllidae

Taxonomy
Kilbuchophyllia discoidea was named by Scrutton and Clarkson (1991). It is not extant. Its type locality is Kilbucho, NT 060338, which is in a Soudleyan/Actonian submarine fan siltstone in the Kirkcolm Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Kilbuchophyllia discoidea Scrutton and Clarkson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassZoanthariade Blainville 1830
RankNameAuthor
orderKilbuchophyllida
familyKilbuchophyllidae
genusKilbuchophyllia
speciesdiscoidea

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.

†Kilbuchophyllia discoidea Scrutton and Clarkson 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: microcarnivorec
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:54:32
Modified: 2010-02-09 05:44:22
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Soudleyan to the top of the Actonian or 458.40000 to 453.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Soudleyan - Actonian458.4 - 453.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Kilbuchophyllia discoidea (type locality: 123174)