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Gyrodendron boltonae

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Calamophylliidae

Taxonomy
Diplaraea boltonae was named by Wells (1934). Its type locality is Catadupa, "Catadupa Beds", which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian shallow subtidal limestone in the "Catadupa Beds" Formation of Jamaica.

It was recombined as Gyrodendron boltonae by Baron-Szabo (2008).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Diplaraea boltonae Wells
1998Gyrodendron leptonema Baron-Szabo
2008Gyrodendron boltonae Baron-Szabo

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFungiinaVerrill 1865
superfamilyAgariciicaeGray 1847
familyCalamophylliidaeVaughan and Wells 1943
genusGyrodendronQuenstedt 1880
speciesboltonae()

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.

Gyrodendron boltonae Wells 1934
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Invalid names: Gyrodendron leptonema Baron-Szabo 1998 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: colonialo
Clonal: yeso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: microcarnivoreo
Diet 2: photosymbiotico
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-27 16:54:46
Modified: 2009-10-09 15:38:42
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Campanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Spain Gyrodendron leptonema (67084)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Jamaica (St. James Parish) Diplaraea boltonae (type locality: 88337)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jamaica Gyrodendron boltonae (27649)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jamaica Gyrodendron boltonae (27647 27651 27658)
Maastrichtian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jamaica Gyrodendron boltonae (27648)