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Antilloseris jamaicaensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Calamophylliidae

Taxonomy
Turbinoseris jamaicaensis was named by Vaughan (1899). Its type locality is Cambridge Station [Cambridge Beds], which is in a Lutetian shallow subtidal limestone/marl in the Cambridge Formation of Jamaica.

It was recombined as Antilloseris jamaicaensis by Vaughan (1919).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Turbinoseris jamaicaensis Vaughan
1919Antilloseris jamaicaensis Vaughan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyAgariciicaeGray 1847
familyCalamophylliidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusAntilloserisVaughan 1905
speciesjamaicaensis()

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.

Antilloseris jamaicaensis Vaughan 1899
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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: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Jamaica (St. James Parish) Turbinoseris jamaicaensis (type locality: 88336)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Jamaica Antilloseris jamaicaensis (77043)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0North Atlantic (Saint Barthélemy) Antilloseris jamaicaensis (71118)