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Ctenactis echinata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora echinata was named by Pallas (1766). It is extant.

It was recombined as Fungia echinata by Doederlein (1902); it was recombined as Ctenactis echinata by Veron (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1766Madrepora echinata Pallas
1902Fungia echinata Doederlein
2000Ctenactis echinata Veron

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyFungiicaeDana 1846
familyFungiidaeDana 1846
genusCtenactisVerrill 1864
speciesechinata(Pallas 1766)

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.

Ctenactis echinata Pallas 1766
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-04 10:27:34
Modified: 2008-02-04 12:31:23
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (Java) Fungia echinata (45343 45344)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Papua New Guinea Fungia echinata (42736)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Indonesia (Aceh) Fungia echinata (63127)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indonesia Fungia echinata (45339)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indonesia (South Sulawesi) Fungia echinata (124784)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Saudi Arabia Ctenactis echinata (80963 201414)