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Periplacotrochus deltoideus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae

Taxonomy
Placotrochus deltoideus was named by Duncan (1864).

It was recombined as Periplacotrochus deltoideus by Cairns (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Placotrochus deltoideus Duncan
2017Periplacotrochus deltoideus Cairns

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyFlabellicaeBourne 1905
familyFlabellidaeBourne 1905
genusPeriplacotrochus
speciesdeltoideus(Duncan 1864)

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-26 09:01:20
Modified: 2009-10-10 09:52:49
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Langhian or 15.97000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Periplacotrochus deltoideus (179957)