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Favia maoadentrensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae

Taxonomy
Favia maoadentrensis was named by Budd and Johnson (1999). Its type locality is NMB Loc. 16827 - Rio Cana [Gurabo Fm], which is in a Messinian coastal sandstone/limestone in the Gurabo Formation of the Dominican Republic.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Favia maoadentrensis Budd and Johnson

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

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 maoadentrensis Budd and Johnson 1999
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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 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Zanclean or 7.24600 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Favia maoadentrensis (84982)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Favia maoadentrensis (74961 93792)