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Phyllosmilia reussi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Meandrinidae

Taxonomy
Phyllosmilia reussi was named by Beauvais (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Phyllosmilia reussi Beauvais

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMeandrinidaeGray 1847
subfamilyMeandrininaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusPhyllosmiliaFromentel 1862
speciesreussiBeauvais 1982

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.

Phyllosmilia reussi Beauvais 1982
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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: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:29:12
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:29:12
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0United Arab Emirates Phyllosmilia reussi (67456)