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Heterocoenia minima

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heterocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Heterocoenia minima was named by d'Orbigny (1850). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Heterocoenia minima d'Orbigny
1971Heterocoenia minima Morycowa

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderHeterocoeniinaBeauvais 1977
familyHeterocoeniidaeOppenheim 1930
genusHeterocoeniaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesminimad'Orbigny 1850

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.

Heterocoenia minima d'Orbigny 1850
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-16 12:54:00
Modified: 2008-02-16 14:54:00
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: Early/Lower Aptian or 121.40000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian125.77 - 119.57Austria Heterocoenia minima (221476)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Switzerland Heterocoenia minima (221503)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Germany Heterocoenia minima (221477)