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Madracis johnwellsi

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae

Taxonomy
Madracis johnwellsi was named by Frost and Langenheim (1974). It is not extant. Its type locality is Simojovel road section B-8199, which is in an Eocene deep subtidal wackestone in the Ixtaclum Shale Formation of Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Madracis johnwellsi Frost and Langenheim
1974Madracis johnwellsi Frost and Langenheim, Jr.

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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
speciesjohnwellsi

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 johnwellsi Frost and Langenheim, Jr. 1974
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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: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 72.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0China (Xizang) Madracis rotiformis (74285)
Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jamaica Madracis johnwellsi (27646)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Mexico (Chiapas) Madracis johnwellsi (type locality: 85732)