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Lithophyllia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Taxonomy
Lithophyllia was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1857).

It was synonymized subjectively with Mussa by Wells (1956).

It was assigned to Mussidae by Chevalier (1961) and Perrin et al. (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Lithophyllia Milne-Edwards and Haime
1961Lithophyllia Chevalier
1998Lithophyllia Perrin et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyMussidaeOrtmann 1890
genusLithophylliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 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. †Lithophyllia Milne-Edwards and Haime 1857
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†Lithophyllia detrita Michelin 1842
Lithophyllia gigas Chevalier 1961
†Lithophyllia michelotti Michelin 1841
†Lithophyllia patula Sismonda 1871
†Lithophyllia robusta Kühn 1933
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 41.30000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 38.0 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain L. detrita (34481)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Turkey (Denizli) L. sp. (85566)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Turkey (Denizli) L. sp. (88772)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France L. detrita (22968) L. michelotti (70067) L. michelottii, L. plana, L. detrita, L. patula (163836)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France L. michelottii (70232) L. michelottii, L. patula (163837) L. michelottii, L. sp. (70315)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Cyprus L. michelotti (69774)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Indonesia (Java) L. spinosa (62859 62860)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Indonesia L. spinosa (155986)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Iran (Kerman) L. robusta (87114)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy L. michelottii, L. patula (70450)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Indonesia (Java) L. spinosa (34721)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Cyprus L. michelotti (223596)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Aquitaine) L. michelottii (70203)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France L. michelottii, L. patula (163838)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Spain L. gigas (70413) L. sp. (70411)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Turkey L. sp. (62461)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Turkey L. sp. (62464)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Egypt L. gigas (50923) L. michelotti (50926) L. sp. (34873 50903 50924 50928)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608France L. gigas (70318) L. sp. (70410)
Serravallian - Langhian13.82 - 13.82France L. detrita (163845)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Morocco L. patula (161391)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Java) L. grandissima (45341)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (Java) L. grandissima (45343)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia (East Kalimantan) L. grandissima (108805)