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Vallimeandra discontinua

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Taxonomy
Comoseris discontinua was named by Gregory (1900).

It was recombined as Vallimeandra discontinua by Alloiteau (1958).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Comoseris discontinua Gregory
1958Vallimeandra discontinua Alloiteau

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderMicrosoleninaMorycowa and Roniewicz 1995
familyLatomeandridaeAlloiteau 1952
genusVallimeandraAlloiteau 1957
speciesdiscontinua(Gregory 1900)

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.

Vallimeandra discontinua Gregory 1900
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialf
Clonal: yesf
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: photosymbioticf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yesf
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-01-28 06:50:30
Modified: 2008-01-28 08:50:30
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Early/Lower Callovian or 167.70000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian167.7 - 161.2Madagascar (Toliara) Vallimeandra discontinua (86479)