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Trochoplegmopsis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Trochoplegmopsis was named by Roniewicz (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo-u J Kimm-l Sepkoski's reference number: 658]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Latomeandridae by Roniewicz (1976); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Trochoplegmopsis Roniewicz pp. 95-96
2002Trochoplegmopsis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusTrochoplegmopsis

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. †Trochoplegmopsis Roniewicz 1976
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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: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 06:50:30
Modified: 2008-01-28 08:50:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Kimmeridgian to the top of the Barremian or 157.30000 to 125.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Romania T. gregoryi (35190 35199)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Greece Acrosmilia gregoryi (85964)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Romania T. gregoryi (35201)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0France T. sp. (69013)