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Retiophyllia fenestrata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae

Taxonomy
Calamophyllia fenestrata was named by Reuss (1854). It is the type species of Retiophyllia.

It was recombined as Thecosmilia fenestrata by Frech (1890) and Smith (1927); it was recombined as Archaeophyllia fenestrata by Beauvais (1972); it was recombined as Retiophyllia fenestrata by Cuif (1967) and Kiessling (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. ahraboutensis, R. major, R. opelli, R. quesneliana, R. selamenensis, R. seranica, R. wanneri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Calamophyllia fenestrata Reuss
1890Thecosmilia fenestrata Frech
1927Thecosmilia fenestrata Smith p. 128 figs. Pl 105, figs 1,9
1967Retiophyllia fenestrata Cuif
1972Archaeophyllia fenestrata Beauvais
2008Retiophyllia fenestrata Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDistichophylliinaBeauvais 1980
familyReimaniphylliidaeMelnikova 1975
genusRetiophylliaCuif 1966
speciesfenestrata(Reuss 1854)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-11 10:25:35
Modified: 2008-02-11 12:25:35
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lacian to the top of the Sevatian or 221.50000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Russian Federation (Primorye) Retiophyllia fenestrata (141059)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Nevada) Thecosmilia fenestrata (100391)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Slovenia Retiophyllia fenestrata (36565 68768)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Slovenia Retiophyllia fenestrata (68762)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Alaska) Thecosmilia fenestrata (100529 100531)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Nevada) Thecosmilia fenestrata (100412)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Austria Retiophyllia fenestrata (85472)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Retiophyllia fenestrata (87232)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Retiophyllia fenestrata (87230)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Iran Retiophyllia fenestrata (36869)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Slovakia Retiophyllia fenestrata (42542)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria (Calcareous Alps) Retiophyllia fenestrata (38141 38144)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Poland Parathecosmilia sellae (85424)