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Retiophyllia clathrata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Reimaniphylliidae

Taxonomy
Lithodendron clathratum was named by Emmrich (1853).

It was recombined as Thecosmilia clathrata by Frech (1890) and Wu (1977); it was recombined as Retiophyllia clathrata by Roniewicz and Michalík (1998), Bernecker et al. (1999) and Caruthers and Stanley (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Lithodendron clathratum Emmrich
1890Thecosmilia clathrata Frech
1911Calamophyllia suttonensis Clapp and Shimer p. 431 figs. Pl 40, figs 5, 7; pl 41, fig 15
1974Retiophyllia paraclathrata Roniewicz
1977Thecosmilia clathrata Wu p. 34 figs. Pl 1, figs 1,2
1979Thecosmilia wrangelliana Montanaro-Gallitelli et al.
1989Retiophyllia suttonensis Stanley
1998Retiophyllia clathrata Roniewicz and Michalík p. 398
1999Retiophyllia clathrata Bernecker et al. p. 240
2008Retiophyllia clathrata Caruthers and Stanley , Jr.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderDistichophylliinaBeauvais 1980
familyReimaniphylliidaeMelnikova 1975
genusRetiophylliaCuif 1966
speciesclathrata(Emmrich 1853)

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.

Retiophyllia clathrata Emmrich 1853
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Invalid names: Calamophyllia suttonensis Clapp and Shimer 1911 [synonym], Retiophyllia paraclathrata Roniewicz 1974 [synonym], Thecosmilia wrangelliana Montanaro-Gallitelli et al. 1979 [synonym]
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 Carnian to the top of the Hettangian or 237.00000 to 199.30000 Ma

Collections (59 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Sichuan) Retiophyllia clathrata (25407) Thecosmilia clathrata (25403)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.3China (Tibet) Retiophyllia paraclathrata, Retiophyllia clathrata (232838)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Nepal Retiophyllia clathrata (63526 67621)
Norian228.0 - 208.5China (Yunnan) Thecosmilia clathrata (165383)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Romania Retiophyllia clathrata (60468)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Iran (Isfahan) Retiophyllia clathrata (138966)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Slovenia Retiophyllia paraclathrata, Retiophyllia clathrata (36565 36566 68768)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Chile Retiophyllia clathrata (34637)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56USA (Alaska) Retiophyllia clathrata, Thecosmilia wrangelliana (82662) Thecosmilia fenestrata (33424)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Slovenia Retiophyllia paraclathrata (68760 68764)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0Slovenia Retiophyllia clathrata (36564 36573)
Alaunian215.56 - 212.0India Retiophyllia clathrata (36388 36389)
Alaunian - Sevatian215.56 - 205.6Indonesia Thecosmilia clathrata (204491 204492)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Austria Retiophyllia clathrata (36815) Retiophyllia paraclathrata (36450)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Italy (Sicily) Retiophyllia clathrata (36454)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6USA (Idaho) Retiophyllia suttonensis (38377)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Iran Retiophyllia clathrata (34635 36869)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Tajikistan Retiophyllia clathrata (34647 34648 34649)
Sevatian - Rhaetian212.0 - 201.3Australia (Western Australia) Retiophyllia paraclathrata (36911)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Slovakia Retiophyllia clathrata (100046) Retiophyllia paraclathrata (42541 42546 67625) Retiophyllia paraclathrata, Retiophyllia clathrata (42542 42543 42548)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Retiophyllia clathrata (87242)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Tajikistan Retiophyllia paraclathrata, Retiophyllia clathrata (34645)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Switzerland Thecosmilia clathrata (172799)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Australia (Western Australia) Retiophyllia paraclathrata (100285)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Canada (British Columbia) Calamophyllia suttonensis (33392) Retiophyllia clathrata (82663) Retiophyllia suttonensis (45379)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3USA (Alaska) Thecosmilia fenestrata (33407)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Poland Retiophyllia paraclathrata (85423 85426) Retiophyllia paraclathrata, Retiophyllia clathrata (85424) Thecosmilia clathrata (64089)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Germany Thecosmilia clathrata (67807)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Slovenia Retiophyllia clathrata (36572)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy Retiophyllia clathrata (27537)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria Retiophyllia clathrata (22963 36801) Thecosmilia clathrata (36807)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Papua New Guinea Thecosmilia clathrata (67687)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Chile Retiophyllia clathrata (58539)