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Orbignygyra tenella

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Rhipidogyridae

Taxonomy

Meandrina tenella was named by Goldfuss (1826). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Meandroria tenella by Beauvais (1982); it was recombined as Orbignygyra tenella by Baron-Szabo (2002), Baron-Szabo (2006).

Synonyms

Diplothecophyllia basseae was named by Alloiteau (1952). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Orbignygyra tenella by Baron-Szabo (2006).
Diploria meridionalis was named by Vidal (1921). Its type locality is Carbonills, which is in a Santonian shallow subtidal limestone in Spain.

It was synonymized subjectively with Orbignygyra tenella by Baron-Szabo (2006).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1826	Meandrina tenella Goldfuss
1850	Meandrina tenella d'Orbigny p. 387
1921	Diploria meridionalis Vidal
1952	Diplothecophyllia basseae Alloiteau
1982	Meandroria tenella Beauvais
2002	Orbignygyra tenella Baron-Szabo
2006	Orbignygyra tenella Baron-Szabo

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
class	Anthozoa	Ehrenberg 1834
—	Hexacorallia	()
order	Scleractinia	Bourne 1900

Rank	Name	Author
suborder	Rhipidogyrina
family	Rhipidogyridae	Koby 1905
genus	Orbignygyra	Alloiteau 1952
species	tenella	(Goldfuss 1826)

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.

†Orbignygyra tenella Goldfuss 1826

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Invalid names: Diploria meridionalis Vidal 1921 [synonym], Diplothecophyllia basseae Alloiteau 1952 [synonym]

Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
R. Baron-Szabo 2006	Corallum massive, meandroid, corallites indistinct or subdistinct, arranged in short sinuous series; ambulacrae irregularly present; costosepta compact, nonconfluent, granulated laterally, arranged in two size orders, in some areas third order septa present; irregularly alternating in length and thickness; columella lamellar, discontinuous; wall septothecal and parathecal; endotheca dissepiments vesicular, mainly occurring in the peripheral areas of calicinal series.

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitef

Grouping:

colonialo

Clonal:

yeso

Environment:

marinef

Locomotion:

stationaryf

Attached:

yesf

Life habit:

epifaunalf

Diet:

photosymbioticf

Diet 2:

suspension feederf

Vision:

blindc

Reproduction:

alternatingo

Asexual:

yeso

Dispersal:

watero

Dispersal 2:

planktonico

Created:

2008-01-26 08:39:44

Modified:

2008-01-26 10:39:44

Source: f = family, o = order, c = class

Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Thanetian or 119.57000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian	119.57 - 113.2	Poland	Diplothecophyllia basseae (69199)
Turonian - Campanian	93.9 - 72.2	Georgia	Meandrina tenella (91629)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Spain (Cataluna)	Diploria meridionalis (88324)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Spain	Meandroria tenella (67610)
Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Austria	Orbignygyra tenella (74895)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Spain	Meandroria tenella (67084)
Early/Lower Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	Türkiye	Meandroria tenella (74506)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Bulgaria	Meandroria tenella (67574)
Thanetian	59.24 - 56.0	Madagascar	Diplothecophyllia basseae (86611)