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Lepidophyllia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylophyllidae

Taxonomy
Lepidophyllia was named by Duncan (1868) [Sepkoski's age data: J Sine J Bajo-l Sepkoski's reference number: 2].

It was assigned to Stylophyllidae by Wells (1956); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Lepidophyllia Duncan
1956Lepidophyllia Wells
2002Lepidophyllia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderStylophyllinaBeauvais 1981
familyStylophyllidaeVolz 1896
genusLepidophylliaDuncan 1868

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. †Lepidophyllia Duncan 1868
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-05 03:17:53
Modified: 2008-02-05 05:17:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Late/Upper Sinemurian or 201.30000 to 189.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3United Kingdom (Scotland) L. murchisoni (201405 201407 201408 201409 201410 201411)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6France L. morencyana (197898)