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Flabellum cristatum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae

Taxonomy
Flabellum cristatum was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1851). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Flabellum cristatum Milne-Edwards and Haime

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderCaryophylliina(Vaughan and Wells 1943)
superfamilyFlabellicaeBourne 1905
familyFlabellidaeBourne 1905
genusFlabellumLesson 1831
speciescristatumMilne-Edwards and Haime 1851

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.

Flabellum cristatum Milne-Edwards and Haime 1851
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Grouping: solitaryf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:21:18
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:21:18
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Langhian or 28.10000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Hungary Flabellum cristatum (124378 124379 124381)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Flabellum cristatum (62884)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Netherlands Flabellum cristatum (123947)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany Flabellum cristatum (124096)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Flabellum cristatum (70313)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Flabellum cristatum (61896 61902 61903 61904 61905 62886 62887)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Netherlands Flabellum cristatum (123948 123950)