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Lophelia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Lophelia was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani R Sepkoski's reference number: 86]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Caryophylliidae by Kiessling (2003).

Synonyms
  • Lophohelia was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1857).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Lophelia by Wells (1956).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Lophelia Milne-Edwards and Haime
1857Lophohelia Milne-Edwards and Haime
2002Lophelia Sepkoski
2003Lophelia Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusLopheliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849

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. Lophelia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
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†Lophelia parvisepta Tenison-Woods 1880
Lophelia pertusa Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Lophelia prolifera Pallas 1766 [synonym]
†Lophelia tubaeformis Squires 1957
Invalid names: Lophohelia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: colonialg
Clonal: yesg
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Depth habitat: subthermoclineg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: waterg
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:24:51
Modified: 2008-03-06 10:36:52
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 66.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Antarctica L. sp. (11305)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland L. sp. (69604)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Georgia) L. tubaeformis (78685)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Indonesia (Java) Lophohelia sp. (62860)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Indonesia Lophohelia sp. (155986)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Ireland L. pertusa (152370)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Ireland L. pertusa (152371)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333New Zealand L. parvisepta (34850 84315)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Lophohelia sp. (109007)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand L. parvisepta (34849)
Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene5.333 - 0.781Taiwan L. tenui (89259)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588New Zealand L. parvisepta (84316)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ireland L. pertusa (152368)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy L. pertusa (71473)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117North Atlantic L. prolifera (146271)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Ireland L. pertusa (152369)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Greece L. pertusa (190371)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Greece L. pertusa (124209 124212 124213)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Maldives L. pertusa (189816 189817)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece L. pertusa (124217)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy L. pertusa (49518)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) L. gracilis, L. brachycephala, L. prolifera (82823)