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Favia somaliensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae

Taxonomy
Favia somaliensis was named by Gregory (1900). It is not extant. Its type locality is Auradu, Auradu Limestone, which is in a Paleocene reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Auradu Limestone Formation of Somalia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Favia somaliensis Gregory

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyFaviidaeGregory 1900
genusFaviaOken 1815
speciessomaliensis

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.

Favia somaliensis Gregory 1900
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: microcarnivoref
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2009-10-10 08:25:59
Modified: 2009-12-16 11:54:53
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Paleocene to the top of the Oligocene or 66.00000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Somalia Favia somaliensis (type locality: 87396)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Somalia Favia somaliensis (71062)