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Flabellum apertum

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Flabellidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Flabellum apertum Moseley

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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
speciesapertumMoseley 1876

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 apertum Moseley 1876
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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 Bartonian to the top of the Whaingaroan or 41.03000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand Flabellum apertum (89026)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71New Zealand Flabellum apertum (64747)
Kaiatan39.1 - 36.7New Zealand Flabellum apertum (89134)
Whaingaroan34.6 - 27.3New Zealand Flabellum apertum (89133)