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Margarophyllia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Margarophylliidae

Taxonomy
Margarophyllia was named by Volz (1896) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Ladi-u Tr Carn-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2,919,920]. It is the type genus of Margarophylliidae.

It was assigned to Procyclolitidae by Wells (1956); to Margarophylliidae by Roniewicz (1989) and Turnsek (1997); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Margarophyllia Volz
1956Margarophyllia Wells
1989Margarophyllia Roniewicz
1997Margarophyllia Turnsek
2002Margarophyllia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderDistichophylliinaBeauvais 1980
familyMargarophylliidaeCuif 1977
genusMargarophylliaVolz 1896

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. †Margarophyllia Volz 1896
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Margarophyllia capitata Münster 1841
Margarophyllia crenata Münster 1841
Margarophyllia inculta Deng and Kong 1984
Margarophyllia peristicta Deng and Zhang 1984
Margarophyllia stylophylloides Vinassa de Regny 1915
Margarophyllia vortica Deng and Kong 1984
Margarophyllia zhenfengensis Deng and Kong 1984
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-11 08:08:15
Modified: 2008-02-11 10:08:15
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Stanley and Senowbari-Daryan 1999

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Norian or 247.20000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (54 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) M. sp., M. vortica (81047)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0China (Yunnan) M. vortica (78655)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) M. vortica (31611 31612 31616 31617 31624 31625 31628 31629 31632)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0China (Yunnan) M. sp., M. zhenfengensis (78654)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Germany M. sp. (67652)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0China (Guizhou) M. sp., M. zhenfengensis, M. inculta (78652)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Italy M. crenata (67723)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Slovenia M. michaelis (36528)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0Italy M. sp. (182586)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0Russian Federation (Primorye) M. capitata, M. inculta (57016)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Slovenia M. capitata (67628 67806) M. capitata, M. crenata (66930)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy M. capitata (38161 38162 38163 38165) M. richthofeni, M. capitata (38166) M. richthofeni, M. michaelis, M. capitata, M. crenata (38160)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) M. sp. (36691)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Sichuan) M. decora (25407) M. sp. (25403)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Xizang) M. capitata (126869)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Japan Montlivaltia stylophylloides (34883 38186)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5China (Xizang) M. gigas (85522) M. stylophylloides (85523)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4China M. capitata (161882) M. sp., M. peristicta (161880)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy M. capitata (38164) M. capitata, M. crenata (34691)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Slovenia M. capitata (36562 68742 68743 68744 68747 195833) M. crenata (68745 68752) M. michaelis, M. capitata, M. crenata (36558 36559)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Greece M. capitata, M. crenata (38018)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Austria M. capitata (85472)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56China (Xizang) M. decora (110542)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Austria M. sp. (25261 58093)