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Palaeohelia collignoni

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Taxonomy
Palaeohelia collignoni was named by Alloiteau (1958). Its type locality is Antsatramahavelona, which is in a Cenomanian marine horizon in Madagascar. It is the type species of Palaeohelia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Palaeohelia collignoni Alloiteau

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyOculinidaeGray 1847
genusPalaeohelia
speciescollignoni

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.

Palaeohelia collignoni Alloiteau 1958
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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: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2008-12-22 01:24:35
Modified: 2008-12-22 03:24:35
Source: f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Wells 1956, Kiessling 2008

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Madagascar (Mahajanga) Palaeohelia collignoni (type locality: 86508)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Czech Republic Palaeohelia collignoni (35105)