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Heterophyllia (Heterophylloides)

Anthozoa - Heterocorallia - Heterophylliidae

Taxonomy
Heterophyllia (Heterophylloides) was named by Schindewolf (1941) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise Sepkoski's reference number: 1240]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Heterophylloides by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Heterophyllia by Schindewolf (1941) and Hill (1981); and to Heterocorallia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Heterophyllia (Heterophylloides) Schindewolf
1981Heterophyllia (Heterophylloides) Hill
2002Heterophylloides Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassOctocorallia
RankNameAuthor
orderHeterocoralliaSchindewolf 1941
familyHeterophylliidaeDybowski 1873
genusHeterophylliaMcCoy 1849
subgenusHeterophylloidesSchindewolf 1941

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.

Subg. †Heterophyllia (Heterophylloides) Schindewolf 1941
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Grouping: solitaryo
Clonal: yeso
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:59:59
Modified: 2009-04-13 12:59:59
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available