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Aplophyllia

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Taxonomy
Aplophyllia was named by D'Orbigny (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: J m J Kimm-l Sepkoski's reference number: 823].

It was assigned to Stylinidae by Wells (1956); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Aplophyllia D'Orbigny
1956Aplophyllia Wells
2002Aplophyllia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
RankNameAuthor
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
suborderStylininaAlloiteau 1952
familyStylinidaed'Orbigny 1851
genusAplophylliaD'Orbigny 1849

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. †Aplophyllia D'Orbigny 1849
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Aplophyllia barkii Duncan 1880
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: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 02:50:36
Modified: 2008-01-28 04:50:36
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Tithonian or 161.20000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France A. sp. (35309)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) A. longicostata (34398)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Italy A. sp. (68259)