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Omphalophyllia boletiformis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Conophyllidae

Taxonomy
Montlivaltia boletiforme was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Omphalophyllia boletiformis by Laube (1865) and von Wöhrmann (1889).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Montlivaltia boletiforme Münster p. 35 figs. Pl 2, fig 9
1865Omphalophyllia boletiformis Laube p. 32 figs. Pl 3, fig 6
1889Omphalophyllia boletiformis von Wöhrmann p. 189 figs. Pl 5, fig 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderArchaeofungiinaAlloiteau 1952
familyConophyllidaeAlloiteau 1952
genusOmphalophyllia
speciesboletiformis()

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.

Omphalophyllia boletiformis Münster 1841
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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: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Carnian or 235.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Omphalophyllia boletiformis (38160 38161 38162 38165 38166)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Montlivaltia boletiforme (137429) Omphalophyllia boletiformis (34691)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Austria (Tyrol) Omphalophyllia boletiformis (203207)