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Petalaxis exilis

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Petalaxidae

Taxonomy
Petalaxis exilis was named by Kozyreva (1974).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Petalaxis exilis Kozyreva p. 26 figs. pl. 1, figs. 1a-d
1983Petalaxis exilis Sando pp. 32 - 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
familyPetalaxidaeFomichev 1953
genusPetalaxisMilne-Edwards and Haime 1852
speciesexilisKozyreva 1974

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.

Petalaxis exilis Kozyreva 1974
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. J. Sando 1983Petalaxis with corallite diameter 5 to 11 mm and 10 to 14 major septa that ordinarily are short and do not extend to the columella or into the dis-sepimentarium. Minor septa absent. Columella a simple thickened axial plate ordinarily connected to the counter septum and to the cardinal septum in some eorallites. Dissepimentarium composed of 1 to 3 rows of mostly large inflated dissepiments. Tabulae complete:, horizontal or slightly elevated toward columella, and irregularly spaced 0.5 to 1.25 mm apart. Ratio of tabularium width to corallite diameter about 0.4. Increase probably peripheral.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available