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Lepiconus

Anthozoa - Scleractinia

Taxonomy
Lepiconus was named by Stoppani (1857) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Rhae]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Lepiconus Stoppani
2002Lepiconus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
RankNameAuthor
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
genusLepiconusStoppani 1857

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.

G. †Lepiconus Stoppani 1857
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Lepiconus bassi Stoppani 1857
Lepiconus gastaldii Stoppani 1865
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Rhaetian or 208.50000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy L. bassi (204921)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Lombardy) L. bassi (38083) L. gastaldii (38118 38131 38132)