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Antillia clarki

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Antillia clarki was named by Durham (1946). Its type locality is UC S60, which is in the Eocene of sandstone/conglomerate Colombia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Antillia clarki Clark and Durham p. 79 figs. pl. 25, figs. 4, 6, 7
1946Antillia clarki Durham
2005Antillia clarki López-Pérez p. 83

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusAntilliaMilne-Edwards and Haime 1848
speciesclarkiDurham 1946

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.

Antillia clarki Durham 1946
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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 2008, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Mexico (Chiapas) Antillia clarki (85732 85734)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Colombia (Sucre) Antillia clarki (42832)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Colombia (Bolivar) Antillia clarki (type locality: 3315)