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Madracis wellsi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Madracis wellsi was named by Bentson (1943). Its type locality is UCMP loc. A-1313, Smith Canyon, Capay Valley, which is in a Ypresian deep subtidal mudstone/conglomerate in the Capay Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Madracis wellsi Bentson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAstrocoeniidaeKoby 1890
genusMadracisMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
specieswellsi

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.

Madracis wellsi Bentson 1943
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialg
Clonal: yesg
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticg
Diet 2: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesg
Brooding: yesg
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:25:21
Modified: 2008-01-26 12:16:09
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Madracis n.sp. (238131)