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Madrepora natchitochensis

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Oculinidae

Taxonomy
Amphihelia natchitochensis was named by Vaughan (1900). Its type locality is Natchitoches, which is in an Eocene marine horizon in Louisiana.

It was recombined as Madrepora natchitochensis by Kiessling (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Amphihelia natchitochensis Vaughan
2008Madrepora natchitochensis Kiessling

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderFaviinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyOculinidaeGray 1847
genusMadreporaLinne 1758
speciesnatchitochensis()

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.

Madrepora natchitochensis Vaughan 1900
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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 feederg
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: alternatingo
Asexual: yeso
Dispersal: watero
Dispersal 2: planktonico
Created: 2004-02-29 09:25:46
Modified: 2004-02-29 11:25:46
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2008, Kiessling 2004, Wells 1956

Age range: Middle Eocene or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Louisiana) Amphihelia natchitochensis (type locality: 88087)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Texas) Amphihelia natchitochensis (88088)