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Platyhelia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhizangiidae

Taxonomy
Platyhelia was named by Tenison-Woods (1880) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u T Mi].

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Platyhelia Tenison-Woods
1956Platyhelia Wells
2002Platyhelia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyRhizangiidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusPlatyheliaTenison-Woods 1880

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. †Platyhelia Tenison-Woods 1880
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Platyhelia distans Tenison-Woods 1880
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-06 03:08:01
Modified: 2008-02-06 05:08:01
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004, Wells 1956

Age range: base of the Altonian to the top of the Kapitean or 19.00000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (Auckland) P. distans (85526 85527)
Tongaporutuan11.608 - 6.5New Zealand P. distans (89045 89047)
Kapitean6.5 - 5.333New Zealand P. distans (84912)