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Orbignygyra

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae

Taxonomy
Orbignygyra was named by Alloiteau (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: K u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dendrogyriidae by Turnsek (1997); to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rhipidogyridae by Baron-Szabo (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Diplothecophyllia Alloiteau
1952Orbignygyra Alloiteau
1997Orbignygyra Turnsek
2002Orbignygyra Sepkoski
2006Orbignygyra Baron-Szabo p. 85

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderRhipidogyrina
familyRhipidogyridaeKoby 1905
genusOrbignygyraAlloiteau 1952

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. †Orbignygyra Alloiteau 1952
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†Orbignygyra daedalea Reuss 1854
†Orbignygyra incognita Filkorn and Pantoja-Alor 2009
†Orbignygyra salisburgensis Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849
†Orbignygyra tenella Goldfuss 1826
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Invalid names: Diploria meridionalis Vidal 1921 [synonym], Diplothecophyllia basseae Alloiteau 1952 [synonym]
Invalid names: Diplothecophyllia Alloiteau 1952 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
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: 2008-01-26 08:39:44
Modified: 2008-01-26 10:39:44
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Thanetian or 122.46000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian - Late/Upper Aptian129.4 - 113.0Poland Diplothecophyllia sp. (64107)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Poland Diplothecophyllia basseae (69199)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Greece Meandroria sp. (74811)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) O. sp. (94265)
Turonian - Campanian93.9 - 72.1Georgia Meandrina tenella (91629)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Spain Meandroria tenella (67610)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Spain (Cataluna) Diploria meridionalis (88324)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Austria O. tenella (74895)
Santonian - Campanian86.3 - 72.1Slovenia O. daedalea (23071)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Spain Meandroria tenella (67084)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Turkey Meandroria tenella (74506)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Oman O. salisburgensis (206416)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0United Arab Emirates O. salisburgensis (12766)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Bulgaria Meandroria tenella (67574)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Slovakia (Trencin) O. sp. (216117)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Madagascar Diplothecophyllia basseae (86611)