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Moltkia advena

Anthozoa - Gorgonacea

Taxonomy
Moltkia advena was named by Squires (1958). Its type locality is S136 Kakanui, Kakanui Limestone, which is in a Whaingaroan marine limestone in the Kakanui Limestone Formation of New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. isis, M. lyelli, M. lyelli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Moltkia advena Squires

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
subclassOctocorallia
RankNameAuthor
orderGorgonaceaLamouroux 1816
genusMoltkia
speciesadvena

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.

†Moltkia advena Squires 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-11 22:09:29
Modified: 2009-05-12 00:09:29
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Whaingaroan or 34.60000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whaingaroan34.6 - 27.3New Zealand Moltkia advena (type locality: 89070)