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Lophelia tubaeformis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Taxonomy
Lophelia tubaeformis was named by Squires (1957). Its type locality is Gulf Coast Tertiary II, which is in a Lutetian/Bartonian offshore siliciclastic/siltstone in Georgia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. brachycephala, L. gracilis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Lophelia tubaeformis Squires

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyCaryophylliicaeGray 1847
familyCaryophylliidaeGray 1847
genusLopheliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
speciestubaeformis

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.

†Lophelia tubaeformis Squires 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: colonialg
Clonal: yesg
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Depth habitat: subthermoclineg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: waterg
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:24:51
Modified: 2008-03-06 10:36:52
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Georgia) Lophelia tubaeformis (type locality: 78685)