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Syzygophyllia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Taxonomy
Syzygophyllia was named by Reuss (1860) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u T Plio-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1110]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Mussidae by Roniewicz and Stolarski (1991) and López-Pérez (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Syzygophyllia Reuss
1991Syzygophyllia Roniewicz and Stolarski p. 76
2002Syzygophyllia Sepkoski
2005Syzygophyllia López-Pérez p. 83

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyMussidaeOrtmann 1890
genusSyzygophylliaReuss 1860

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. †Syzygophyllia Reuss 1860
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†Syzygophyllia brevis Reuss 1860
†Syzygophyllia elongata Sismonda 1871
†Syzygophyllia grandis Chevalier 1961
†Syzygophyllia hayesi Vaughan 1919
†Syzygophyllia tampae Weisbord 1973
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 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 47.80000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Mexico (Chiapas) S. sp. (45920)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Nicaragua S. hayesi (124538)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France S. asymertrica, S. sp., S. elongata, S. grandis (163836) S. grandis (70067)
Chattian - Aquitanian28.1 - 20.44USA (Florida) S. tampae (92509)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France S. crenaticosta, S. elongata (163837) S. sp. (161396)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy S. elongata, S. grandis (70450)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France S. crenaticosta, S. elongata, S. grandis (163838) S. elongata (70191)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Aquitaine) S. elongata (70203)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Turkey S. sp. (62461)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Poland S. brevis (38821)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Turkey S. sp. (62464)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Romania S. brevis (86908 123125)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic S. dentata (58872)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic S. dentata (93642)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) S. dentata (79958)