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Anthemiphyllia patera

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Anthemiphylliidae

Taxonomy
Anthemiphyllia patera was named by Pourtales (1878). It is extant. It is the type species of Anthemiphyllia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Anthemiphyllia patera Pourtales p. 205

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyAnthemiphylliidaeVaughan 1907
genusAnthemiphylliaPourtales 1878
speciespateraPourtales 1878

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.

Anthemiphyllia patera Pourtales 1878
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: solitaryg
Clonal: yesg
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalg
Diet: microcarnivoreg
Vision: blindg
Reproduction: alternatingg
Asexual: yesg
Dispersal: waterg
Dispersal 2: planktonicg
Created: 2014-06-06 02:23:12
Modified: 2014-06-06 02:23:12
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder
References: Kiessling 2008, Wells 1956, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available