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Anisocoenia variabilis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Merulinidae

Taxonomy
Anisocoenia variabilis was named by Gerth (1923). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gunung Batu, Sekurau River, Borneo, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in Indonesia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Anisocoenia variabilis Gerth

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
superfamilyFaviicaeGregory 1900
familyMerulinidaeVerrill 1866
genusAnisocoeniaReuss 1867
speciesvariabilis

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.

Anisocoenia variabilis Gerth 1923
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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: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Pliocene or 20.45000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Indonesia Anisocoenia variabilis (type locality: 109126)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Iran Anisocoenia variabilis (25257 41077)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Iran (Kerman) Anisocoenia variabilis (87114)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Malaysia Anisocoenia variabilis (216167)