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Cladocora gracilis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Calamophyllia gracilis was named by d'Orbigny (1850). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Rhabdophyllia gracilis by Fromentel (1864); it was recombined as Cladocora gracilis by Baron-Szabo (2006).

Synonyms
  • Cladocora tenuis was named by Reuss (1854). It is not extant.

    It was recombined as Goniocora tenuis by Alloiteau (1957); it was recombined as Procladocora tenuis by Beauvais and Beauvais (1974); it was synonymized subjectively with Cladocora gracilis by Baron-Szabo (2006).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Calamophyllia gracilis d'Orbigny
1854Cladocora tenuis Reuss
1864Rhabdophyllia gracilis Fromentel
1957Goniocora tenuis Alloiteau
1974Procladocora tenuis Beauvais and Beauvais
2006Cladocora gracilis Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusCladocoraEhrenberg 1834
speciesgracilis(d'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.

†Cladocora gracilis d'Orbigny 1850
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Invalid names: Cladocora tenuis Reuss 1854 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubo
Grouping: colonialsubo
Clonal: yessubo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticsubo
Diet 2: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-02-21 04:32:59
Modified: 2008-02-21 06:32:59
Source: subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Danian or 89.80000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Serbia Procladocora tenuis (79221)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Germany Procladocora tenuis (74484)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria Cladocora gracilis (74895)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Slovenia Procladocora tenuis (23071)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2Croatia Procladocora tenuis (11410)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jamaica Cladocora gracilis (27650)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico Cladocora gracilis (38870)
Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jamaica Cladocora gracilis (27646)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (La Pampa) Cladocora gracilis (52354)