Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Petalaxis korkhovae

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Petalaxidae

Taxonomy
Petalaxis korkhovae was named by Kozyreva (1974).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Petalaxis korkhovae Kozyreva p. 28 figs. pl. 1, figs. 7a-c
1983Petalaxis korkhovae Sando p. 33

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
RankNameAuthor
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
familyPetalaxidaeFomichev 1953
genusPetalaxisMilne-Edwards and Haime 1852
specieskorkhovaeKozyreva 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 korkhovae Kozyreva 1974
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. J. Sando 1983Petalaxis with corallite diameter 9 to 15 mm and 16 to 18 major septa that ordinarily extend about halfway to the columella but seldom extend into the d:issepimentarium. Minor septa absent or poorly developed. Columella a simple thickened axial plate con-nected to the counter septum. Dissepimentarium composed of 3 to 4 rows of inflated dissepiments of varying sizes. Tabulae complete, horizontal, mostly flat, and ir-regularly spaced 0.25 to 1 mm apart. Ratio of tabularium width to corallite diameter 0.3 to 0.4. In-crease 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